English → Latin
“close in” in Latin
mūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs); mounds made without ditchescircumdōto surround, enclose, encirclecontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, bound
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
close in
to close in with a wall, muro (muris) sepire; moenibus cingere: to close in with a rampart and ditch, sepine vallo et fossa: the enemy. hostem circum venire; locorum augustiis claudere (in defiles): to be closed in by anything, aliqua re cingi, circumdari, contineri. [Vid: ENCLOSE].
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for close in?
- The usual Latin words for “close in” are mūrus, circumdō, contineō. 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.