paventare
Meaning
- (transitive) to dread; to fear
- (intransitive, literary) to dread
- (intransitive, regional) to shy (of an animal)
- (intransitive, rare) to suspect
Synonyms
aver timore
Translations
Hyphenated as
pa‧ven‧tà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pa.venˈta.re/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *paventāre, derived from pavēns, present active participle of paveō (“to be struck with fear; to fear”).
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