LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no supine stem

expavēscō

expavēscō (present infinitive expavēscere, perfect active expāvī)
Classical[ɛk.spaˈweːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ek.spaˈvɛs.ko]

Meaning

  1. to become very frightened
  2. to shrink/shy away from
    Procul dubio expavissetis ad solitudinem vestram […]Undoubtedly, you would have become very frightened by your solitude […]1832, Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos:
  3. transitiveto dread

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.expavēscōexpavēscēbamexpavēscamexpāvīexpāveramexpāverō
2nd sg.expavēscisexpavēscēbāsexpavēscēsexpāvistīexpāverāsexpāveris
3rd sg.expavēscitexpavēscēbatexpavēscetexpāvitexpāveratexpāverit
1st pl.expavēscimusexpavēscēbāmusexpavēscēmusexpāvimusexpāverāmusexpāverimus
2nd pl.expavēscitisexpavēscēbātisexpavēscētisexpāvistisexpāverātisexpāveritis
3rd pl.expavēscuntexpavēscēbantexpavēscentexpāvērunt
expāvēre		expāverantexpāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.expavēscamexpavēsceremexpāverimexpāvissem
2nd sg.expavēscāsexpavēscerēsexpāverīsexpāvissēs
3rd sg.expavēscatexpavēsceretexpāveritexpāvisset
1st pl.expavēscāmusexpavēscerēmusexpāverīmusexpāvissēmus
2nd pl.expavēscātisexpavēscerētisexpāverītisexpāvissētis
3rd pl.expavēscantexpavēscerentexpāverintexpāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.expavēscorexpavēscēbarexpavēscar
2nd sg.expavēsceris
expavēscere		expavēscēbāris
expavēscēbāre		expavēscēris
expavēscēre
3rd sg.expavēsciturexpavēscēbāturexpavēscētur
1st pl.expavēscimurexpavēscēbāmurexpavēscēmur
2nd pl.expavēsciminīexpavēscēbāminīexpavēscēminī
3rd pl.expavēscunturexpavēscēbanturexpavēscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.expavēscarexpavēscerer
2nd sg.expavēscāris
expavēscāre		expavēscerēris
expavēscerēre
3rd sg.expavēscāturexpavēscerētur
1st pl.expavēscāmurexpavēscerēmur
2nd pl.expavēscāminīexpavēscerēminī
3rd pl.expavēscanturexpavēscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.expavēsceexpavēscere
pres. 2nd pl.expavēsciteexpavēsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.expavēscitōexpavēscitor
fut. 3rd sg.expavēscitōexpavēscitor
fut. 2nd pl.expavēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.expavēscuntōexpavēscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexpavēscereexpavēscī
perfect infinitiveexpāvisse
expavescisse		—
present participleexpavēscēns—
future participle—expavēscendus
expavēscundus
gerundexpavēscendī, expavēscendō, expavēscendum

ex-păvesco, pāvi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. and a., to be or become greatly terrified, to be very much afraid; to be greatly frightened at or afraid of, to fear greatly (perh. not anteAug.).
(a). Absol.: expavescentibus repente, Plin. 23, 1, 24, § 49.—With ad: ad tumultum aliquem. Plin. 10, 75, 97, § 209; cf.: cum ad id expavisset, Liv. 6, 34, 6.— With ab: anseres a primo conspectu ejus expavescunt, Plin. 21, 11, 36, § 62; Vulg. Gen. 27, 33 al.—
(b). With acc.: tonitrua praeter modum, Suet. Aug. 90; id. Tib. 69: muliebriter ensem, Hor. C. 1, 37, 23: speciem adulantis, Tac. H. 2, 76: insidias, Suet. Claud. 36: mortem, id. Ner. 2: frigusque famemque, Juv. 6, 361: acres moles (Rhodanus), Sil. 3, 464: id, ut crimen ingens, expavescendum est, Quint. 9, 3, 35.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinexpavēscō

Latin ex- Latin pavēscō Latin expavēscō From ex- + pavēscō (“to begin to fear”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianspavescere

Quick answers

What does expavēscō mean in Latin?
expavēscō, a verb, means “to become very frightened; to shrink/shy away from; to dread”.
What are the principal parts of expavēscō?
expavēscō, expavēscere, expāvī (third conjugation, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce expavēscō?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.spaˈweːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.spaˈvɛs.ko].
Where does expavēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin expavēscō.