impallidire — meaning in English

English meaning

• appall verb To shock or horrify someone deeply.
• pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.

Senses

impallidire is used for these senses in English:

• appall (intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

appall — full definition

1. verb To shock or horrify someone deeply.
2. verb (archaic) To turn pale, or to make something pale.
3. verb (archaic) To make something weaker.
4. verb (archaic) To become weak or faint, or to lose courage.

pale — full definition

1. adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
2. verb To become pale, especially from shock, fear, or illness.
3. verb To seem weaker or less impressive by comparison.
4. noun The historical phrase "beyond the pale," meaning outside acceptable limits or boundaries.

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