Horrorize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Horrorize is a verb meaning (transitive) To fill with horror.
Meaning
(transitive) To fill with horror.
Example Sentences
Ely's method was to enlarge himself by praising up his cousin and to pleasure himself by horrorizing the men with true faithful portrayals of pirates caught and hanged, […]
Their ruthless divinities portrayed them as an uncivilized people with extremely low morality by letting these small gods terrorize and horrorize the common people with uncommon sense and vicious brutality.
Word Forms
- horrorizes
- horrorizing
- horrorized
Synonyms for horrorize
Depending on context, synonyms include horrify.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include morbidize, hystericize, zombify, hellify, exhilarate, enthrill.
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