English → Latin
“dazzle” in Latin
oculuseye; sight, vision; luminary of the sun and starscaecōto blind; to obscureexcaecōto (make) blind; to confuse, hide or obscureanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, capiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm; to take on, adopt; to hold, to containirrētiōto entangle, ensnare
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dazzle
oculos, or oculorum aciem praestringere (☞ not perstringere). The sun’s rays dazzle the eyes, solis radii visus praestringunt nostros.
ImPROP., To blind the eyes of the mind, etc., caecare, excaecare, occaecare aliquem or alicujus mentem; animi or mentis aciem, oculos alicujus praestringere: by beauty, etc., capere, irretire, in amorem pellicere: the dignity and splendour of Domitius dazzled the eyes of Vatinius, Domitii dignitas et splendor praestringebat oculos Vatinii. He is dazzled by the splendor of his own name, illius animi aciem praestringit (not perstringit) splendor sui nominis (Cic.): my eyes are dazzled, oculi fulgore stupent.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dazzle?
- The usual Latin words for “dazzle” are oculus, caecō, excaecō; also animus, capiō, irrētiō. 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.