appall

verb

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.

1. To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.

   “The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury.”

   “The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.”

2. To make pale; to blanch.

   “Thanſwere that ye made to me my dere whañ I did ſewe for my poore hartes redreſſe hathe ſo apalld my countenaunce […]”

3. To weaken; to reduce in strength

   “wine of it owne nature will not congeale and freeze, onely it will loose the strength, and become appalled in extremitie of cold.”

4. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
5. To lose flavor or to become stale.