extimesco

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ timeō (fear) +‎ -scō.

Pronunciation

Verb

extimēscō (present infinitive extimēscere, perfect active extimuī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. to be greatly frightened
    Synonyms: timeō, vereor, trepidō
  2. (transitive) to dread

Conjugation

References

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