Word Root: Ceive/Cept

Commonly Used Words Based on the Ceive, Cept Root

• Receive: To take or get something that is given, paid, or sent.
• Accept: To take something that is offered.
• Deceive: To take someone in by misleading or tricking them.
• Conceive: To take into the mind; to form a notion or idea.
• Intercept: To take or seize something on its way from one place to another.
• Perceive: To take notice of something using the senses; to become aware of.

Archaic Words Based on the Ceive, Cept Root

• Precept: A general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.
• Except: To take out or leave out from a general statement or rule.
• Conception: The action of conceiving a child or of a plan or idea.

Technical Words/Jargon Based on the Ceive, Cept Root

• Percept: An object of perception; something that is perceived.
• Conceptualize: To form a concept or idea of something.
• Antiseptic: Substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.

Related Word Roots

1. Cap- (Latin: ‘take, seize’)

• Capture: To take into one’s possession or control by force.
• Captivate: To attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.
• Capacity: The maximum amount that something can contain or produce.

2. Sum- (Latin: ‘take up, choose’)

proof.

• Assume: To take for granted or without
• Presume: To take something to be thecase on the basis of probability.
• Resume: To begin again or continue after a pause or interruption.

3. Rapt- (Latin: ‘seize, grasp’)

or joy.

joy to.

• Rapture: A feeling of intense pleasure
• Enrapture: To give intense pleasure or
• Rapacious: Aggressively greedy orgrasping.

Understanding the roots “Ceive” and “Cept” enhances our comprehension of numerous English words. Recognizing these roots can help decipher the meanings of unfamiliar words, broadening one’s vocabulary.