Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Agrise · A·grise · IPA /əˈɡɹaɪz/ v. i. v. t. 01 v. i. To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. 1. To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear.[Obs.] 02 v. t. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. 1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe.[Obs.] 2. To terrify; to affright.[Obs.] “His manly face that did his foes agrise.” — Spenser.