English → Latin
“disburse” in Latin
soleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit ofexsolvōto unloose, release, free; to unbind, untie, undo; to renounce, abandon, relinquish, leave behindpersolvōto release or discharge; to pay, pay out or render; to perform, accomplish, fulfill an obligation or taskpendōto weigh, weigh out; to pay; to consider, ponderexpendōto weigh; to pay out; to judgenumerōto count, enumerate; to pay, count out; to reckon, esteemdīnumerōto count, enumerate or calculatedissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annuldēpendeōto hang down, from or on; to wait for; to be dependent on or governed byērogōto pay, pay out, expend, disburse; to expend or pay out money from the public treasury (after asking the consent of the
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disburse
solvere: exsolvere: persolvere: pendere: expendere: numerare: dinumerare (comedy): dissolvere: dependere [SYN. in PAY]: erogare (ask for it out; PROP., to take money out of the treasury [ex aerario] after application to the people; the purpose for which, in with accusative; e.g., pecuniam in classem; also of private disbursements; Cic., Att., 8, 5, fin.): promere: depromere (to take out; depromere aliquid ex arca, ex aerario).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disburse?
- The usual Latin words for “disburse” are soleō, exsolvō, persolvō; also pendō, expendō, numerō. 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.