What is the Latin word for put?

The usual Latin words for “put” are pōnō, collocō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“put” in Latin

pōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)collocōto place, put, set in order, assign, arrange; to put together, assemble; to settle

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

put

ponere; collocare. [Vid: also, PLACE, SET.] You will put yourself out of court, ipse te impedies; ipse tu defensione implicabere (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for put?: The usual Latin words for “put” are pōnō, collocō. 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.