English → Latin
“agog” in Latin
appetōto strive for, reach after (something), try to get; to attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail; to approach, draw nicupiduseager, desirous, passionate, fond (+ genitive or + in ablative); greedy, covetous; wanton, lecheroustrahōto drag, pull; to trail; to extract, withdraw, derive, take awayincendōto set on fire, burn, kindle; to heat, make hot, scorch; to light up with fire, make a fire upon
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
agog
appetens, cupidus, avidus alicujus rei. To be or be set agog, concupiscere aliquid: trahi or trahi ducique ad alicujus rei cupiditatem: tenet me cupiditas alicujus rei or de (ire respect of) re: avide attectum esse de re; cupiditate alicujus rei ardere: incensum, inflammatum esse: ardet animus ad aliquid faciendum: ardenter, flagrantissime cupere, sitire: sitienter expetere, etc. To set anybody agog, aliquem cupiditate (alicujus rei) incendere, inflammare: alicui (alicujus rei) cupiditatem dare or injicere: aliquem in cupiditatem (alicujus rei) impellere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for agog?
- The usual Latin words for “agog” are appetō, cupidus, trahō; also incendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.