Verbs for Fear

play on—; quake with—; quell—; quiet—; rule by—; rout—; scoff at—; share—; shiver with—; soothe—; subdue—; surmount—; vanquish—; —blights; —chills; —clutches; —coerces; —dominates; — drives; —evaporates; —fetters; —hounds;—insinuates itself; —lurks; —materializes; —melts; —motivates; —numbs; —obsesses; —overshadows; —prevails; —preys upon; —racks; —subsides; —takes possession; allay—; banish—; beset by—; bespeak—; brush aside—; counteract—; curtail—; dismiss—; dispel—; dissipate—; drown—; eliminate—; entertain—; eradicate—; evoke—; express—; foster—; ground—upon; harbor—; harness—; impregnate—; ingrain—; inspire—; intensify—; justify—; modify—; nourish—; obliterate—; petrify with—.