censeo

== Latin == === Etymology === Disputed. According to De Vaan, perhaps from Proto-Italic *knsēō, itself perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥s-éh₁-ye-ti, a stative verb formed from the root *ḱens- (“to announce”). Alternatively, it has been suggested the term could reflect a Proto-Indo-European term of the shape *ḱn̥s-éye-ti. Cognate with Sanskrit शंसति (śáṃsati, “to declare”), Proto-Iranian *cánhati. The term may be a conflation of Proto-Italic *konsēō and *kensō. The former would be an iterative term from the root *ḱens- and the latter would be a thematic root present. According to Fortson, the conflation hypothesis could explain the radically divergent meanings of the verb. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkẽː.se.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛn.se.o] === Verb === cēnseō (present infinitive cēnsēre, perfect active cēnsuī, supine cēnsum); second conjugation to give an opinion to think, suppose or judge Synonyms: credo, reor, opinor, iūdicō, sentio, existimo, cogito, considero, arbitror, puto, reputo to recommend, advise Synonyms: suādeō, commendō, conciliō, dēlīberō, moneō, admoneō, praedicō to decree, vote or determine Synonym: cōnscīscō to count or reckon, assess to register the citizens, perform the task of a censor ==== Conjugation ==== 1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: censire → Middle French: censer French: censé === References === “censeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “censeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “censeo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.