What is the Latin word for redden?

The usual Latin words for “redden” are rubēscō, rubefaciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“redden” in Latin

rubēscōto grow or turn red, redden; to blush, redden rubefaciōto make red or ruddy; redden

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

redden

Transitively, rufare: rutilum reddere (with the color of a fox): cocco tingere (to dye scarlet): miniare (with a sort of dark red): e nigro rutilum capillum reddere (to dye black hair red). [Vid: also, To DYE.]

Intransitively, rubescere: rubefieri (PROP., of the face, to blush).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for redden?: The usual Latin words for “redden” are rubēscō, rubefaciō. 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.