English → Latin
“instate” in Latin
cōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, constructinaugurōto divine, practice augury, take omens from the flight of birds; to consecrate, inaugurate, approve on the basis of omen
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
instate
constituere: inaugurare (of an installation into office by the augurs). To instate anybody in an office, aliquem constituere in munere: to instate anybody in anybody’s favor, apud aliquem aliquem in magna, (maxima) gratia ponere; alicujus gratiam conciliare alicui.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for instate?
- The usual Latin words for “instate” are cōnstituō, inaugurō. 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.