păvesco, ĕre,
I v. inch. n. and a. [paveo] (mostly post-Aug.).
α Neutr. , to begin to be afraid , to become alarmed : omni strepitu pavescere, Sall. J. 72, 2: ad ejusmodi tactum, Col. 6, 2: ad nocturnas imagines, Plin. 29, 4, 20, § 67 (al. expavescere): pavescere sensim et quasi albescere, Gell. 19, 1, 21.—
β Act. , to begin to fear or dread , to begin to be alarmed at : bellum, Tac. A. 1, 4: prodigia deūm, Sil. 16, 127.