supersedeo
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /su.perˈse.de.oː/, [sʊ.pɛrˈsɛ.de.oː]
Verb
supersedeō (present infinitive supersedēre, perfect active supersēdī, supine supersessum); second conjugation
- I sit upon or above; preside over
- I forbear, refrain, desist from; pass, omit
- 100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 2.8:
- proelio supersedere statuit
- he decided to delay battle
- proelio supersedere statuit
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
- English: supersede
- French: surseoir
- Italian: soprassedere
- Spanish: sobreseer
References
- supersedeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- supersedeo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- supersedeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- I avoid mentioning...; I prefer not to touch upon..: supersedeo oratione (not dicere)
- (ambiguous) to refrain from fighting: supersedere proelio
- I avoid mentioning...; I prefer not to touch upon..: supersedeo oratione (not dicere)
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