English → Latin
“vibrate” in Latin
vibrōto shake, agitate, brandish; to launch, hurl; to threatentorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve; to twist, wind, bend awry, distort; to hurl violently, twirl (around the versōto turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over; to treat, manage; to pervert, alter, changeagitōto act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly; to put something in motion, drive, impel; drive by rowing, roiaculumA dart, a javelin; A casting net, the weapon of a retiarius
The English word vibrate itself goes back to Latin vibrō, through vibrātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vibrate
Transitively, vibrare (the proper word), torquere, versare, agitare aliquid (e.g., vibrare hastam, Cic.; jaculum, Ov.; torquere hastam, jaculum, Verg.).
Intransitively, vibrare (e.g., linguae vibrant, Ov.; nervi vibrantes, Sen.; vox sonat adhuc et vibrat in auribus meis, Sen.): torqueri: agitari (e.g., of the strings of a musical instrument, Cic., Tusc., 1, 10, 20).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vibrate?
- The usual Latin words for “vibrate” are vibrō, torqueō, versō; also agitō, iaculum. 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.