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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pa.venˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ven‧tà‧re

Verb edit

paventàre (first-person singular present pavènto, first-person singular past historic paventài, past participle paventàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to dread; to fear [+ di (infinitive)] or [+ che (subjunctive)]
    Synonym: temere
    • 2020 September 19, “Corte Suprema Usa, Trump apre lo scontro: "Procedere senza indugi alla nuova nomina" [US Supreme Court, Trump begins the fight: "Proceed without procrastination to the new nomination"]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
      Una possibilità paventata anche dalla Ginsburg, che negli ultimi mesi, nonostante avesse ripreso, per la quinta volta, la battaglia contro il cancro, ha sempre continuato a svolgere la sua attività in seno alla Corte.
      A possibility feared also by Ginsburg, who in recent months, despite having resumed, for the fifth time, the battle against cancer, has always continued to carry out her activities within the Court.
  2. (intransitive, literary) to dread [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive, regional) to shy (of an animal) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: imbizzarrirsi
  4. (intransitive, rare) to suspect

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