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ex-tĭmesco , mŭi, 3,
I.v. inch. n. and a., to be greatly afraid of, to fear greatly; to await with fear, to dread (class.).
I. Neutr.: “equi ipsi gladiatorum repentinis sibilis extimescebant,” Cic. Sest. 59, 126: “extimui illico,” Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 26: “de fortunis communibus,” Cic. Deiot. 1, 3: “ne id jure evenerit,” id. Ac. 2, 38, 121; so with ne, Hor. S. 2, 3, 174.—Pass. impers.: “si filius Arminii in regnum venisset, posse extimesci,” Tac. A. 11, 16.—
II. Act.: “patrem,” Ter. Ph. 1, 3, 2: “nihil est quod adventum nostrum extimescas,” Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 4: “cerulas tuas miniatulas,” id. Att. 16, 11, 1: nullam rem aliam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 2: “magistrum,” Hor. A. P. 415: “nec ob eam causam fatum aut necessitas extimescenda est,” Cic. Fat. 12, 28: “periculum ab aliquo,” id. Phil. 7, 1, 2.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 10.18.2
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 16.11.1
    • Cicero, Philippics, 7.1.2
    • Cicero, For King Deiotarius, 1.3
    • Cicero, For Sestius, 59.126
    • Horace, Satires, 2.3.174
    • Horace, Ars Poetica, 415
    • Tacitus, Annales, 11.16
    • Cicero, De Fato, 12
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