English → Latin
“mangle” in Latin
tormentuman engine for hurling missiles; a shot or missile thrown by this, artillery; a (twisted) cord or rope; an instrument of prēluma press; winepress; oilpress; a press for smoothing clothespremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm; to tighten, compress, shorten, press closely, squeeze; to make,laniōto rend, tear to pieceslacerōto rend, tear to pieces; to mutilate, lacerate; to mangle
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mangle s.
*tormentum, or prelum, ad lintea leviganda aptum.
mangle v.
To press linen, *lintea tormento, quod phalangis subjectis movetur, premere.
To lacerate, laniare, dilaniare aliquid; lacerare, dilacerare aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mangle?
- The usual Latin words for “mangle” are tormentum, prēlum, premō; also laniō, lacerō. 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.