verb/espanˈtaɾ/
to scare, to spook, to frighten; to scare away, to scare off, to chase away, to drive away, to frighten away, to frighten off
Synonyms: asustar, atemorizar, achantar, acobardar, acoquinar, alarmar, amedrentar, amilanar
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Portuguese and Catalan espantar, Italian spaventare, French épouvanter, also Romanian înspăimânta.