English → Latin
“baste” in Latin
verberlash, whip, scourge, rod; a thong of a sling or other similar projectile weapons; a stroke with a whip, a lashing, scourirrigōto water or irrigate; to flood or inundate; to overwhelmperfundōto pour (liquid) over or through; to perfuse; to flood or bathe, drench; to imbue, inspire, fill with any thingcōnspergōto sprinkle, strew or spatter
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
baste
to beat soundly, verberibus caedere; verberibus castigare; verberibus or flagris implere; male mulcare; verberibus subigere or irrigare (comic); verberibus mulcare: with a stick, alicui fustem impingere: aliquem fuste coercere (Hor., for the purpose of keeping him in order).
To baste or besprinkle, perfundere: conspergere: rigare; irrigare; instillare aliquid alicui rei.
To sew slightly, praesuere (Plin., 12, 19, end).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for baste?
- The usual Latin words for “baste” are verber, irrigō, perfundō; also cōnspergō. 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.