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paventare.

to dread; to fear

9 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/pa.venˈta.re/
  1. to dread; to fear

    transitive
  2. to dread

    intransitive · literary
  3. to shy (of an animal)

    intransitive · regional
  4. to suspect

    intransitive · rare
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *paventāre, derived from pavēns, present active participle of paveō (“to be struck with fear; to fear”).

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