suscipiō

suscipiō wrtl. "unternehme (aufnehme), untergreife (aufgreife, ergreife)"

From sub- +‎ capiō (“seize”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊsˈkɪ.pi.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [suʃˈʃiː.pi.o]

Verb

suscipiō (present infinitive suscipere, perfect active suscēpī, supine susceptum); third (-iō variant) conjugation

1. to take up, acknowledge
2. to undertake, assume, begin, incur, enter upon (especially when done voluntarily and as a favor; cf. recipiō)

   Synonyms: sumō, assumō, accipiō, induō, adhibeō, adoptō, ineō, inducō, aggredior, obeō

3. to catch, receive, support
4. (of feelings, experience, etc) to undergo, submit to, bear, accept, to be susceptible to

   Synonyms: sufferō, sustineō, subeō

5. to bear, beget

   Synonyms: prōcreō, gignō, genō, prōdō, ēnītor, cōnītor, pariō, ēdō, efficiō

   Antonym: necō