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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ip- (“to cram, fence”). Cognate with saepis, saepēs.
Pronunciation
Verb
saepiō (present infinitive saepīre, perfect active saepsī, supine saeptum); fourth conjugation
- to surround, enclose, fence in
- Synonyms: circumveniō, circumeō, circumsistō, circumdō, claudō, obsideō, circumsaepiō
- (figuratively) to impede, hinder
- Synonyms: impediō, obstō, moror, arceō, refrēnō, cūnctor, contineō, dētineō, retineō, intersaepiō, inclūdō, perimō, obstruō, officiō, reprimō, premō, supprimō, comprimō, sustentō
- Antonyms: līberō, eximō, vindicō, servō, absolvō, excipiō, exonerō, ēmittō
- to envelop, wrap
- Synonym: implicō
- to dress up, cover with a dress
- Synonyms: velō, indūcō, induō, sūmō
- Antonyms: nūdō, spoliō, exuō
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References
- “saepio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “saepio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- saepio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- saepio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 878