What is the Latin word for lay down?

The usual Latin words for “lay down” are pōnō, dēpōnō, honor; also dēcumbō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“lay down” in Latin

pōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)dēpōnōto lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit; to resign, get rid of, give up; to wager, stake, bet honorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office dēcumbōto lie down or recline; to fall (in a fight)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

lay down

PROPR., to put down, ponere; deponere: to lay one’s self down, decumbere.

FIG., to give up (an office), abdicare munus or (usually) se munere; abire magistratu or honore; abscedere munere (Liv., 9, 3); magistratum deponere (of magistrates).

FIG., to advance (an opinion), sententiam dicere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for lay down?: The usual Latin words for “lay down” are pōnō, dēpōnō, honor; also dēcumbō. 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.