appall.
To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
Meaning & usage
To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.
To make pale; to blanch.
To weaken; to reduce in strength
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
To lose flavor or to become stale.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English apallen, from Old French apalir (“to grow pale, make pale”); a (Latin ad) + palir (“to grow pale, to make pale”), pâle (“pale”), from pallere. See pale (adj.) and compare with pall.
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