pavescenteDictionary entriespavesco, pavescere, -, -:Verb · 3rd conjugationFrequency:Lesser= become alarmed;Entry →abl. sg. pres. act. part.ExamplesLiber XIMarcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES"...leniter admirantes et interim subita indignatione velut pavescentes et deprecantes facimus. CIV. Quin compressam etiam manum in paenitentia..."