dread (v.) Copy link Outline 1. pertĭmesco, 3 (only in imperf. tenses)2. păveo, 2 (esp. when the alarm is sudden)3. formīdo, 14. contrĕmo, ui, 3 (poet.) • dread (v.): 1. pertĭmesco, 3 (only in imperf. tenses): the Athenians d.'d the predominance of their fellow-citizens, Athenienses potentiam suorum civium pertimescebant, Nep.: Cic. 2. păveo, 2 (esp. when the alarm is sudden): to d. the worst, omnia p., Sall.: to d. death, mortem p., Plin.; funera p., Hor. The inceptive pavesco is occasionally found in trans. sense, Tac. 3. formīdo, 1: Rome d.'d by the Parthians, formidata Parthis Roma, Hor.: to d. a person's anger, alicujus iracundiam f., Cic. 4. contrĕmo, ui, 3 (poet.): v. to tremble. See also to fear.