paventare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to dread; to fear
  2. (intransitive, literary) to dread
  3. (intransitive, regional) to shy (of an animal)
  4. (intransitive, rare) to suspect

Concepts

Synonyms

aver timore

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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