expavesco

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ pavēscō (I begin to fear).

Pronunciation

Verb

expavēscō (present infinitive expavēscere, perfect active expāvī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. to become very frightened
  2. to shrink/shy away from
    • 1832, Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos:
      Procul dubio expavissetis ad solitudinem vestram […]
      Undoubtedly, you would have become very frightened by your solitude […]
  3. (transitive) to dread

Conjugation

References

  • expavesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • expavesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • expavesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.