English → Latin
“cringe” in Latin
dēmittōto send or bring down, cause to hang or fall down; drop, flow, shed, sag, let fall; to sink, lower, put down; to cast dosubiciōto throw, lay, place, set or bring under or near; to subdue; to prompt, propose, suggest
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cringe
To contract, Vid:
To bow or fawn, se submittere: adulari aliquem (seldom and never in Cic., alicui): demittere se or demitti in adulationem (Tac.). A cringing fellow, homo summissus et abjectus; homo in adulationem demissus: a cringing, servile fellow, homo usque ad servilem patientiam demissus (Tac.): with a cringing manner and whining voice, demisso vultu, voce supplici. In a cringing manner, demisse, subjecte: demississime atque subjectissime (Caes.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cringe?
- The usual Latin words for “cringe” are dēmittō, subiciō. 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.