# appall

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈpɔːl/

## Definitions
1. To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
2. To make pale; to blanch.
3. To weaken; to reduce in strength
4. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
5. To lose flavor or to become stale.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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