CEPT: the Latin root meaning “take, seize”
CEPT comes from Latin and means “take, seize”. You can see it in accept, conceptual and except. WordPith uses it in 10 words.
- Meaning
- take, seize
- Origin
- Latin
- Type
- Root
- Word lists
- Core Roots, GRE / GMAT, Psychology, Spanish Cognates, TOEFL / IELTS
Words built from CEPT
accept
To take what is offered
conceptual
To do with ideas rather than things
except
Not including
exception
A case that does not follow the rule
imperceptible
Too slight to be noticed
perception
Taking the world in through the senses, and making it make sense
receptive
Willing to take an idea in
susceptible
Open to being affected
conception
Forming an idea by taking parts together
precept
A rule for how to behave
Quick check
1. Which word means: To take what is offered?
It's accept: AC + CEPT.
2. Which word means: Too slight to be noticed?
It's imperceptible: IM + PER + CEPT + IBLE.
3. Which word means: A rule for how to behave?
It's precept: PRE + CEPT.
Roots that pair with CEPT
- -ION act, result
- CON- with, together
- EX- out, away
- PER- through, thoroughly
- -IBLE able to be
- AC- to, toward
- -UAL relating to
- IM- not; or in, into
- RE- again, back
- -IVE tending to
- SUS- under, up from below
- PRE- before
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