English → Latin
“dare” in Latin
audeōto dare, venture, risk; to be eager for battleultimusthe furthest or farthest, most distant, most remote, the utmost or uttermost, extreme, last; last, final, ultimate, end;
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dare
To possess courage to do anything, audere; non vereri. both followed by infinitive: hoc sibi sumere, ut, etc. (to take upon one’s self): he dared to ask him, ausus est eum rogare. I dare not take the liberty of reproving you, mihi non sumo tantum neque arrogo, ut te vituperem (Cic.): they durst not stay, non ausi sunt manere: to dare to do anything, audere aliquid: periculum facere alicujus rei (to venture upon it): all things, ultima or extrema audere.
To challenge; Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dare?
- The usual Latin words for “dare” are audeō, ultimus. 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.