English → Latin
“deturpate” in Latin
dēfōrmōto form, fashion; to design, delineate, describe; to deform, disfigure; to spoil, marmaculōto stain, make spotted; to defile, pollute; to dishonorinquinōto pollute, defile, stain, befoul; to corrupt, contaminatepolluōto soil, defile, pollute, stain, foul; to contaminate, violate, dishonor, desecrate, pollute, defile
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deturpate
Taylor), deformare: maculare: inquinare: polluere: ☞ deturpare (late; Suet., Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deturpate?
- The usual Latin words for “deturpate” are dēfōrmō, maculō, inquinō; also polluō. 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.