recipio
- (conjugation-3, iō-variant, transitive) to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something)
- (conjugation-3, iō-variant, transitive) to recapture
- (conjugation-3, iō-variant, transitive) to receive, accept, admit
- (conjugation-3, iō-variant, transitive) to take upon oneself, undertake, accept (esp. when done as a duty or under an obligation. Cf. suscipiō)
- (conjugation-3, iō-variant, reflexive) to retreat, withdraw, return
- (conjugation-3, iō-variant, transitive) to endure, tolerate, allow
- (conjugation-3, iō-variant, transitive) to rescue, secure, save
Pronounced as (IPA)
[rɛˈkɪ.pi.oː]
Etymology
From re- + capiō (“take, seize”), with characteristic vowel reduction of unstressed /a/ in Old Latin (< *récapiō).
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning Latin with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "recipio" and many other words and sentences in Latin.