Latin–English dictionary

committō

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

commodē

In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.

commoditās

Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.

commodō

(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

commodum

Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.

commodus

Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]

commoneō

(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

commotus

(medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.

commoveō

(transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.

commūnālis

Pertaining to a community or a commune.

commūnicātiō

(uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

commūnicō

To have or use in common.

communis

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.

communista

(communism) An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.

cōmoedia

(countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone

compactiō

(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.

compāgēs

The underlying shape of a solid.

comparare

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

comparātiō

The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

comparativus

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

compareo

(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

comparō

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

compassio

A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.

compectum

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

compellō

(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.

compenso

(transitive) To be profitable for.

compercō

(transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

comperiō

(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

compescō

(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]

compīlātor

One who compiles.

compingō

(transitive) To make something by merging parts. [from later 15th c.]

compita

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

complānō

(transitive) To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.

complector

(transitive, figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.

complementum

Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition. [from 19th c.]

compleō

(transitive) To make whole or entire.

complētus

Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

complex

Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

complexus

An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.

complicātus

Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

comploro

(transitive) To moan or complain about (something).

complures

Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many. [from 17th c.]

compono

(transitive) To make something by merging parts. [from later 15th c.]

comprecor

(specifically, religion) To make a humble request to (a deity or other spiritual being) in a prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.

comprehensibilis

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

comprehensīvus

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

comprimō

(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

comprivigna

The daughter of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.

comprivignus

The stepson of one's parent who is not one's half-brother.

compromitto

To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

comptus

Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.

compunctio

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

computātōrium

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

computatrum

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

computō

(transitive) To reckon, calculate.

Comum

A city and comune, the capital of the province of Como, Lombardy.

con-

(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

conatus

The action of trying at something. [1530]

concavus

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

concedō

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant

concentus

A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

conceptio

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

concessus

authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

concha

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.

concha auditoria

A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

concidō

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

conciliātrix

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

concinnus

Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.

concino

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.

concipiō

(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.

concitātus

Very busy.

concitor

A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.

concitus

Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

conclāve

A group of cardinals assembled to elect a new pope.

conclūsus

Not free to move.

concordo

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.

concors

Showing accord in feeling or action.

concresco

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

concubīna

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

concupio

(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

concursus populi

A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.

condēnsātiō

The act or process of condensing or of being condensed

condēnsō

(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.

condensus

Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.

condiciōnālis

Limited by a condition.

condiciōnāliter

under specified conditions

condīcō

(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

condīmentum

(cooking) Adding a layer of fat to render the surface of cookware non-stick.

condiō

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

condiscipula

A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.

condiscipulus

A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.

conditio

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

conditionalis

Limited by a condition.

conditor

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

conditorium

A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.

conditorium intermedium

(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.

conditrīx

(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.

condītus

(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts

condō

(transitive) To store, add to one's stores for later use.

condoceo

(intransitive) To practice an ability.

condoleō

(archaic, or, obsolete, except, India, often, formal) To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.

condonatio

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

condono

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

condūcō

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

conductum

Something that is rented.

conductus

(not comparable) Gathered together.

cōnectō

(transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.

cōnexus

Having relationships; involved with others.

cōnferō

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

confessio

The act of acknowledging

cōnfessus

Which one admits or avows.

cōnfestim

(chiefly, formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]

cōnfībula

(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

conficiens

Yielding good or useful results; constructive.

cōnficiō

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

cōnfictus

fictional, made up, imaginary.

confīdentia

The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.

confido

(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

confīnis

Being in contact at some point or line; joining to

confirmatio

A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.

confirmō

To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

cōnfiscō

(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

confiteor

(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).

conflatorium

A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.

conflictus

An instance of colliding.

confligo

(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.

confluens

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

confodio

(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

confrāternitās

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.

cōnfringō

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

confrontō

(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.

Confucius

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).

confugio

(intransitive) To run away; to escape.

cōnfūsus

chaotic, jumbled or muddled

congeriēs

(set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.

congerō

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

congerrō

A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.

congestus

(set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.

congius

A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints

conglobo

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

conglomero

(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.

conglūtinātus

fictional, made up, imaginary.

congrātulor

To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for; to felicitate.

congregatio

A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.

congregō

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

congruens

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

congruenter

(manner) In a consistent manner.

congruō

To correspond, concur, or agree.

coniecto

(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]

coniectūra

(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.