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Latin
Etymology
From per- + timeō (“fear”).
Pronunciation
Verb
pertimeō (present infinitive pertimēre, perfect active pertimuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to fear greatly, to be very timid
Conjugation
See also
References
- “pertimeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pertimeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.