English → Latin
“lay upon” in Latin
impōnōto place, lay, set, or put on, in, into, over, or upon; to impose upon, put upon, lay upon, inflict upon, fix, put, enjoiniungōto join or fasten, unite; to charge, impose (a burden); to enjoin or chargeirrogōto propose, demand or call for something against someone; to impose, inflict; appoint, ordain; to exerciseimperōto command, give orders to, impose, demand; to rule, governtaxōto feel, to touch sharply, to handle; to charge, to twit, to reproach, to censure; to rate, to appraise, to value, to es
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lay upon
(as a burden, duty, etc.)(as a burden, duty, etc.), imponere (taxes, burdens, business); injungere (to enjoin): irrogare (to adjudge, a punishment, also a tax); imperare (to command to furnish; e.g., corn, money; all with alicui aliquid).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lay upon?
- The usual Latin words for “lay upon” are impōnō, iniungō, irrogō; also imperō, taxō. 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.