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“trample” in Latin
conculcōto trample down; to crush or oppress; to despise or disregardobterōto bruise, crush or break to pieces; to degrade, disgrace, contemn, disparage, ravage, destroyiūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of law
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
trample
PROP., conculcare (Cic.): proculcare (Liv.): pedibus proterere aliquid (Plaut.): proterere aliquid (Caes., Liv.).
Figuratively, conculcare, obterere, pervertere aliquid. To trample upon the rights of the people, jura, majestatem populi obterere (Liv.): to trample upon divine and human laws, jura divina atque humana pervertere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for trample?
- The usual Latin words for “trample” are conculcō, obterō, iūs. 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.