CESSERE, cessere
Sounds Like: KES-seh-reh
Translations: to have yielded, to have given way, to have retired, to have withdrawn, to have ceased, to have departed
From the root: CEDO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: CESSERE is the third person plural perfect active indicative form of the Latin verb CEDO. It means "they have yielded," "they have given way," "they have retired," "they have withdrawn," "they have ceased," or "they have departed." This verb is often used to describe movement away from a place or a state, or to indicate a cessation of action or resistance.
Inflection: Third Person, Plural, Perfect, Active, Indicative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, CEDO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- CESS — yield, give way, withdraw, go, depart, concede, grant, submit, give up, cease, stop
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