To grow pale or become dim.To become weak in quality, or faint in strength; fade; fail; decay.To become faint-hearted; lose courage or resolution; become dismayed.To become weak, flat, stale, and insipid; lose flavor or taste, as fermented liquor.To make pale; cause to grow pale; blanch.To cause to become weak or to fail; weaken; reduce.To deprive of courage or strength through fear; cause to shrink with fear; confound with fear; dismay; terrify: as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.To cause to become weak, flat, or stale, or to lose flavor or taste, as fermented liquor.n. A state of terror; affright; dismay; consternation.