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ced

Latin

Variants

cedceedcess

Related Roots

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About This Root

From Latin cedere (to go, yield, withdraw) and its past participle cessum. One of the most versatile movement roots — proceed (go forward), recede (go back), exceed (go beyond), succeed (go after/achieve), access (a way to go toward), and concede (go along with/yield). The variant cess- appears in nouns: procession, recession, concession.

Associated Words

accede

To agree or consent; to assume an office; to join a treaty

GREC2

access

To gain or obtain access to; A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

accessary

A person who assists in a crime; contributing to an offense in a secondary role

B1

accessibility

The quality of being easy to reach or use; usability for people with disabilities

TOEFLB2

accessible

Easy to reach, use, or understand

IELTSTOEFLGRE

accessory

An additional item or fashion complement; a person assisting in a crime

IELTSTOEFLGRE

antecede

To come before or precede in time or order

C2

antecedence

The condition of preceding something in time or order

GREC2

antecedent

Something preceding and influencing what follows; coming before in time

IELTSGREC2

antecessor

A person who precedes another; a predecessor or ancestor

C2

ascending

Moving or increasing upward; sloping upwards

TOEFLC2

cease

To stop or come to an end

IELTSTOEFLB2

cessation

A stopping or discontinuance of an action or process

GREC1

cession

The formal transfer of rights, territory, or property to another

TOEFLGREC2

concede

To admit something is true; to yield or surrender

IELTSTOEFLGRE

concession

The act of yielding; a granted right or privilege

IELTSTOEFLGRE

concessionaire

A person or business holding a concession or franchise

C2

concessionary

Relating to concessions or special privileges; a holder of a concession

C2

concessioner

A person who holds or operates a concession

B2

concessions

Acts of yielding; granted rights; food stands at a venue

IELTSB2

data-processing

The collection and manipulation of data by computers

due-process

The legal requirement to respect a person's rights under the law

exceed

To be greater than or go beyond a limit or standard

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

exceedingly

To a very great degree; extremely

IELTSB1

excess

An amount beyond what is necessary; more than normal or permitted

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

excessive

More than what is necessary or reasonable; too much

TOEFLB2

excessively

To a degree that is more than necessary or reasonable

B1

excessiveness

The quality of being excessive

B1

food-processing

The preparation and treatment of food for consumption

image-processing

The use of computer techniques to analyze or manipulate digital images

inaccessibility

The state of being difficult or impossible to reach or understand

B1

inaccessible

Difficult or impossible to reach or obtain

TOEFLB1

incessant

Continuing without pause or stop

TOEFLGREC2

incessantly

Without stopping or pausing

C2

intercede

To plead on behalf of another; to mediate between parties

TOEFLGREC2

intercession

Mediation or prayer on behalf of another person

C2

intercessor

A person who pleads for another or mediates between parties

GREC2

intercessory

Relating to intercession or pleading for others

C2

limited-access

Restricted in who or what may enter or use something

meat-processing

Industrial preparation of meat products

necessarily

As an unavoidable or logical consequence; inevitably

NGSL 2kB2

necessary

required or essential; unavoidable

NGSL 1kA2

necessitate

To make something necessary or unavoidable

IELTSC2

necessity

The state of being essential; something indispensable

TOEFLB2

open-access

Free, unrestricted access to information or resources

pre-processing

Preliminary processing done before the main operation

precede

To come before in time, order, or rank

TOEFLGREB2

precedent

A past event used as a guide for future situations; occurring before

IELTSTOEFLB2

precedented

Having a prior example or precedent

C2

precedential

Having the force or authority of a precedent

C2

preceding

Coming immediately before in time, place, or order

IELTSTOEFLB2

predecessor

A person or thing that came before another in a role or sequence

IELTSTOEFLGRE

procedural

Relating to established procedures; a genre focused on procedural detail

B1

procedurally

In accordance with established procedures

B1

procedure

An established series of steps for carrying out a task

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

proceed

To move forward or continue with an action or course

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

proceeding

A course of action or event; legal action; published conference papers

IELTSTOEFLB1

proceedings

Legal actions or official meeting records

B1

proceeds

Money obtained from a sale or event; to continue moving forward

TOEFLGREB1

process

a series of steps toward a result; to handle or treat

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

processed

Treated or prepared through industrial operations

B1

processing

Handling or treating something through a set of procedures, especially data

IELTSB1

procession

An orderly, formal line of people or vehicles moving together

GREB1

processor

A device or person that processes things; a computer's CPU

B1

random-access

Accessible in any order; 随机存取的

recede

To move back or withdraw gradually; to become less intense

IELTSTOEFLGRE

recess

A temporary break in activity; a hollow indented space

GREC1

recession

A period of economic decline; the act of withdrawing

IELTSTOEFLGRE

recessionary

Relating to or characteristic of an economic recession

B2

recessive

Receding; (genetics) expressed only when both alleles are identical

GREB2

secede

To formally withdraw from a political union or organization

GREA1

secession

Formal withdrawal from a political body or alliance

C2

signal-processing

The analysis and manipulation of signals such as sound or data

succeed

To achieve a goal; to take over from someone

NGSL 2kTOEFLA2

success

the achievement of one's aim or goal

NGSL 1kA2

successful

having achieved one's goal; marked by success

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

successfully

In a way that achieves the desired result

NGSL 3kA2

succession

A series following in order; the process of inheriting a title or office

IELTSA2

successional

Of or relating to succession; occurring in consecutive order

A2

successive

Following one after another in sequence

TOEFLB2

successively

One after another in consecutive order

A2

successor

A person who takes over a role or title from another

A2

supercede

Alternative spelling of supersede: to replace something previously in use

C2

transcendent

Surpassing ordinary limits; exceptionally excellent

GREC2

unnecessarily

In a way that is not needed

C1

unnecessary

Not needed or required; superfluous; 不必要的,多余的

A2

unprecedented

Never having happened before; without precedent; 史无前例的,空前的

TOEFLGREB2

unprecedentedly

In a way never seen or done before

C2

unprocessed

Not treated or altered from its natural state

B1

unsuccessful

Having failed to achieve a goal

B2

unsuccessfully

Without achieving the desired result

A2

wheelchair-accessible

Designed to allow use by people in wheelchairs

word-processor

A program or device for writing and editing text documents