English → Latin
“eke” in Latin
augeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand; to lengthen; to raise, strengthenadaugeōto make greater by adding to; increase, augment; magnifyaddōto add; to put, place, lay a person or thing to another; to acquiresuppleōto make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make good; supply, supplement; to fill up, furnish with a complement, recruitexpleōto fill up, occupy completely; to appease, satisfy, placate the thirst, satiate the hunger; to supply, repair, compensatpēnsōto ponder, consider; to weigh, counterbalance; to pay for, purchasecompēnsōto balance, poise, weigh, offset (one thing against another); to compensate, make up for
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eke v.
augere: adaugere (aliquid aliqua re): addere (aliquid alicui rei). [Vid: ENLARGE.]
Eke out (one thing with another), supplere: explere (to add what is wanting): pensare: compensare (aliquid aliqua re or cum re).
Lengthen, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eke?
- The usual Latin words for “eke” are augeō, adaugeō, addō; also suppleō, expleō, pēnsō. 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.