supersedeo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From super- +‎ sedeō (sit).

Pronunciation

Verb

supersedeō (present infinitive supersedēre, perfect active supersēdī, supine supersessum); second conjugation

  1. to sit upon or above; preside over
  2. to forbear, refrain, desist from; pass, omit

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle French: superseder
  • French: surseoir
  • Italian: soprassedere
  • Portuguese: sobresser
  • 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[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • I avoid mentioning...; I prefer not to touch upon..: supersedeo oratione (not dicere)
    • (ambiguous) to refrain from fighting: supersedere proelio