I.v. inch. a. and n., to become very much frightened, to be greatly afraid of any thing, to fear greatly: “si tantam religionem non pertimescebas, etc.,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 35, § 78: “id vero non mediocriter pertimesco,” id. Quint. 1, 1: “nomen imperii etiam in levi personā pertimescitur,” id. Agr. 2, 17, 45: “fames esset pertimescenda,” Caes. B. G. 5, 29: “non putavi famam inconstantiae mihi pertimescendam,” Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11: “ne quid peccasset, pertimescebat,” id. Sest. 49, 105: “nec illi umquam de se pertimescent,” id. ib. 43, 94: “graviter de suis periculis fortunisque omnibus pertimescunt,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 44, § 115; so, “de aliquā re,” id. Div. in Caecil. 21, 71.— Absol., Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 60; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 21.
per-tĭmesco , mŭi, 3,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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