praecipio

== Latin == === Etymology === From prae- + capiō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈkɪ.pi.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈt͡ʃiː.pi.o] === Verb === praecipiō (present infinitive praecipere, perfect active praecēpī, supine praeceptum); third (-iō variant) conjugation to take or seize beforehand, in advance to anticipate Synonyms: anteeō, occupō to enjoin, direct, order, command Synonyms: imperō, praescrībō, ēdīcō, mandō, iniungō, dictō, iubeō, indīcō, pōnō to teach, instruct, advise, inform, warn Synonyms: admoneō, moneō, condicō, praedīcō, dēlīberō ==== Usage notes ==== Used with the accusative (cf. Georges 1913). It can be used with either the infinitive, the subjunctive with ut or nē, or with the subjunctive alone. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== praeceptiō praeceptor praeceptrix praeceptus praecipuus === References === “praecipio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “praecipio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “praecipio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.