English → Latin
“profuse” in Latin
abundōto overflow, flow over or down; to abound or overflow in; to exceed (in)affluōto flow, run or float to, towards or in; to come to in haste; run, hasten or flock to or towards; to flow with somethingprōdiguswasteful, lavish, prodigalprofundōto pour forth, to lavish; to prostrate; to squandereffundōto pour out, shed, spread abroad, drain off; to pour, drive, cast or send out, shower, discharge; to give oneself up to,cōnsūmōto take wholly or completely; to consume, devour, waste, squander, use up; annihilate, destroy, bring to naught; to kill
The English word profuse itself goes back to Latin profūsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
profuse
Abundant, abundans; affluens.
Lavish, prodigus (of persons; careless of property, etc): profusus: effusus (of persons and things; e.g., sumtus, that spends freely or consumes). Profuse in anything, prodigus or effusus in aliqua re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for profuse?
- The usual Latin words for “profuse” are abundō, affluō, prōdigus; also profundō, effundō, cōnsūmō. 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.