English → Latin
“egg on” in Latin
concitōto rush; to rouse up, agitate, move violently, stir up, excite, disturb; to spur, impel, inciteexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon; to bring forth: to raise, build; to bring out: to encourage, revive, excite, stincitōto set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken; to cause to grow larger; augment, increaseimpellōto push, drive or strike against something; assail; to drive or push forward, set in motion, urge on, impel; to impel, icommoveōto move something in violent motion, move; shake, stir, shift, agitate; to remove something from somewhere, carry away, stimulōto urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up; to torment, vex, trouble, disquiet, disturb
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
egg on
impellere aliquem (ad or in aliquid, Cic.): aliquem or alicujus animum incendere, concitare, excitare, incitare, impellere, commovere, stimulare; stimulis concitare ad aliquid; stimulos alicui admovere (all Cic.); perpellere aliquem (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for egg on?
- The usual Latin words for “egg on” are concitō, excitō, incitō; also impellō, commoveō, stimulō. 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.