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shake up vs frighten

frighten vs shake up

shake up and frighten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shake up No No Yes No
frighten No No Yes No
As verbs, frighten is a hyponym of shake up; that is, frighten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shake up:
  • shake up: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • frighten: cause fear in
shake up (verb) frighten (verb)
make fuller by shaking cause fear in
change the arrangement or position of
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
shock physically
shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
organize anew
Difference between shake up and frighten

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