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Ap*pall" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appalled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + pâlir to grow pale, to make pale, pâle pale. See Pale, a., and cf. Pall.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]
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The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .
Hath so appalled my countenance. Wyatt.
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2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold. Holland.
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3. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
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The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum. Clarendon.
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Syn. -- To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See Dismay.
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Ap*pall", v. i. 1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. [Obs.] Gower.
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2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]
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Ap*pall", n. Terror; dismay. [Poet.] Cowper.
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