Portuguese

Verb

acovardar ‎(first-person singular present indicative acovardo, past participle acovardado)

1. (transitive) to make someone lose their courage; to frighten

   As ameaças de processo me acovardaram.‎

   The threats to sue frightened me.

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to lose one’s courage; to chicken out

   Eu queria pular, mas me acovardei.‎

   I wanted to jump, but I chickened out.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to frighten): assustar, amedrontar
• (to chicken out): amarelar