English → Latin
“hush” in Latin
comprimōto compress (squeeze together); to restrain, contain, repress or curb, hinder, check; to withhold or conceal evidences ocōnscientiaknowledge shared with others, being in the know or privy to, joint knowledge; complicity; knowledge within oneself, cons
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hush v.
To reduce to silence, alicujus linguam retundere (to silence one who has been complaining loudly; ☞ Liv., 33, 31, extr.): comprimere (general term, to suppress, restrain, etc., aliquem, Plaut., Rud., 4, 4, 81, etc.; the voice of conscience, conscientiam, Cic., Fin., 2, 17, in.): also comprimere linguam alicui (Plaut.).
To hush up anything, exstinguere rumorem de aliqua re: de aliqua re silere. Anything is hushed up, de aliqua re siletur (e.g., de jurgio, Plaut.).
To appease, allay, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hush?
- The usual Latin words for “hush” are comprimō, cōnscientia. 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.