appall

UK /əˈpɔːl/ US /əˈpɔːl/
verb 5

Definitions

verb

1

To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.

The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.

The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.

2

To make pale; to blanch.

Thanſwere that ye made to me my dere whañ I did ſewe for my poore hartes redreſſe hathe ſo apalld my countenaunce […]

3

To weaken; to reduce in strength

wine of it owne nature will not congeale and freeze, onely it will loose the strength, and become appalled in extremitie of cold.

4

To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

5

To lose flavor or to become stale.

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