affrighten

== English == === Etymology === From a- +‎ fright +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfɹaɪtən/ === Verb === affrighten (third-person singular simple present affrightens, present participle affrightening, simple past and past participle affrightened) (archaic) To frighten. === References === “affrighten”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.