What does freighten mean?
Freighten means Obsolete form of frighten..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Obsolete form of frighten..
[…] soon after he had taken out a Writ, he made a Thing, which they call, I think, a Declaration, in which there was a Set of Words sufficient to freighten a Man, not over-timorous, out of his Wits, […]
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Freighten means Obsolete form of frighten..
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[…] soon after he had taken out a Writ, he made a Thing, which they call, I think, a Declaration, in which there was a Set of Words sufficient to freighten a Man, not over-timorous, out of his Wits, […]
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