English → Latin
“spurn” in Latin
spernōto move aside, push away; to sever, separate, remove; to despise, reject, scorn, spurnāspernorto cast off, turn away, avert, repel; to cast off, spurn, despise, disdain, scorn; to refuse, reject, decline
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
spurn
PROP., pedibus aliquem conculcare or proculcare.
ImPROP., spernere: aspernari. Vid: DESPISE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for spurn?
- The usual Latin words for “spurn” are spernō, āspernor. 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.