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“bore” in Latin
terebrōto bore through, pierce, perforateforōto bore; to pierceperforōto bore or pierce through; to perforate; to penetrateexterebrōto extract by boring, to bore out; to extorttruncustree trunk; a piece cut off; blockhead, dunce, doltforāmenan opening or aperture produced by boring; a hole; an opening, hole, cavemodusmeasure; bound, limit, end; manner (of doing or being arranged), way (of doing or being arranged), methodmagnitūdōgreatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent.; a great number, amount or quantity, abundance.amplitūdōA wide extent; breadth, width, amplitude, size, bulk, multiplicity, abundance.; Greatness; dignity, grandeur, prestige, intolerābilisintolerable, insupportable; impatient
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bore v.
terebrare (with a gimlet or instrument that is turned round): forare (to make a hole through): perforare (quite through): perterebrare. To bore a hole, foramen terebrare or terebra cavare. A boring, terebratio. To get out by boring, exterebrare. To bore, i. e., make hollow by boring, efforare; the trunk of a tree, truncum. To bore one’s way through a crowd, penetrare per turbam: through the snows, eluctari nives or per nives.
bore s.
foramen.
Caliber, modus; magnitudo, amplitudo. A bore (= a troublesome person), intolerabilis: intolerandus (unbearable): importunus (troublesome, annoying): odiosus (hateful). To be a bore (of a public speaker), odiosum esse in dicendo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bore?
- The usual Latin words for “bore” are terebrō, forō, perforō; also exterebrō, truncus, forāmen. 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.