SUSCEPIT, suscepit
Sounds Like: soo-SKEH-pit
Translations: undertook, received, took up, supported, accepted, took in, caught, picked up
From the root: SUSCIPIO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a Latin compound verb formed from 'sub' (under) and 'capio' (to take). It means to undertake, receive, or take up something. It can be used in various contexts, such as undertaking a task, receiving a person, or taking up a cause. It implies an action of taking something from below or from a lower position, or taking something upon oneself.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, 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, SUSCIPIO.
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.
- SUSCIPE — receive!, take up!, undertake!, support!, accept!, welcome!
- SUSCIPIO — to take up, to lift up, to support, to sustain, to undertake, to begin, to receive, to welcome, to acknowledge, to beget, to give birth to
- SUSCIPIUNT — they undertake, they receive, they support, they take up, they accept, they assume
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