trepidate

intransitive verb

trep·​i·​date

ˈtrepəˌdāt

-ed/-ing/-s

archaic

: to feel trepidation

causes our mind to trepidate with quaking fear

—Fraser's Magazine

Word History

Etymology

Latin trepidatus, past participle of trepidare to trepidate

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