English → Latin
“descry” in Latin
videōto see, perceive; look (at); to observe, note; to understand, perceive, comprehendcernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift; to perceive, see, discern, behold; to (intellectually) comprehend, discern, regaaspiciōto look at, towards, or upon; behold, gaze at or upon; view, see, examine, survey, inspect, investigate; regard, respectcōnspiciōto see, watch, observe, perceive, catch sight of, look at with admiration or close attention, gaze upon, contemplate, becōnspicorto see; to observe, notice, catch sight of, spot; to perceiveprōspiciōto look far off; to see into the distance; to watch or look out for; to discern, descry or espyspeculorto watch, to observe; to examine, to explore; to spyexplōrōto investigate, search out, seek, discover, examine, explore; to spy out, reconnoitre; to test, try, put to the proofinveniōto find; to discover, find out, learn; to come upon, meet withanimadvertōto pay attention, attend, focus, concentrate, give heed to, consider, regard, observe; to notice, observe, take note (of
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
descry
To see, videre: cernere: aspicere: conspicere: conspicari (SYN. in SEE: conspicari = especially “to see at a distance and suddenly,” is the nearest to our “descry;” but, though common in Plaut. and Caes., not found in Cic., Verg., Hor., etc.): prospicere (to behold at a distance; e.g., Italiam, Verg.). To descry anybody at a distance, conspicari aliquem; aliquem procul videre (Terentianus).
To spy (obsolate), speculari; explorare [Vid: To SPY].
To discover, invenire: animadvertere (to mark): cognoscere (to recognize): deprehendere: detegere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for descry?
- The usual Latin words for “descry” are videō, cernō, aspiciō; also cōnspiciō, cōnspicor, prōspiciō. 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.