English → Latin
“close up” in Latin
claudōto shut up, close, lock; to imprison, confine; to encompass, surroundinterclūdōto shut out or off; to close; to hinder, stop or block, keep awaypraeclūdōto close or block; to forbid access toobstruōto build before or against; build, block, or wall up; stop up, barricade, render impassable; to obstruct, stop up, hindeinterrumpōto break apart; to break off, interrupt or cut short; to interruptcoeōto assemble, meet, come together; to encounter, come up against; to copulate, have sex
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
close up
claudere: intercludere: praecludere (intercludere in the middle, praecludere in front): obstruere (to close up, by anything erected for that purpose, the access to anything or place): alicui aditum intercludere or praecludere (to anybody): viam praecludere (in front): viam obstruere (to barricade, as it were, or obstruct): iter intercludere or interrumpere (to the enemy on his march): iter obsepire (to close up by a wall, hedge, or any boundary; also by troops): INTR., coire (e.g., of the eyelids, wounds. etc.): florem suum comprimere (of flowers).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for close up?
- The usual Latin words for “close up” are claudō, interclūdō, praeclūdō; also obstruō, interrumpō, coeō. 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.