Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive, uncommon)To cause to experience trepidation.

  2. (intransitive, uncommon)To experience trepidation.

Origin

Either back-formed from, or otherwise related to, trepidation.

Either back-formed from, or otherwise related to, trepidation.

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Forms

trepidates, trepidating, trepidated, trepidated
Base formtrepidate · to trepidate
3rd person singulartrepidates
Present participletrepidating
Past simpletrepidated
Past participletrepidated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytrepidate
he, she, ittrepidates

Past simpleLesson

all personstrepidated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave trepidated
he, she, ithas trepidated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill trepidate

Word family

1 related words
Derivedtrepidatious

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
trendB1trendytrepidationtrespasstriad
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