verbthird conjugation
sēcēdō
sēcēdō (present infinitive sēcēdere, perfect active sēcessī, supine sēcessum)
Classical[seːˈkeː.doː]Ecclesiastical[seˈt͡ʃɛː.do]
Meaning
- to withdraw, to secede, to separate oneself, to shut oneself off, to seek distance
omnia fīnierat: tenuēs sēcessit in aurās.
[Her story] was all finished: She withdrew into gentle breezes. Her fragrance remained: You might know a goddess had been [there]. (Ovid concludes his poetic dialogue with Flora (mythology).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 5.375–376 - to retire
Haec quo die feceris, necessaria, eadem, si cotidie fecisse te reputes, inania videntur, multo magis cum secesseris.
All of these seem necessary on the day in which you were doing them. However, if you reflect upon what you have accomplished, they appear inane—much more so when you retire.61 CE – c. 112 CE, Plinius Minor, Epistulae 1.9 - to dissent
antequam ego incipio secedere et in alia parte considere.
Before I begin to dissent and settle into another creedc. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales 117.4
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ā cēterīs abeōsēcēdō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 1, 2, 10, 12
ā cēterīs abeō, recēdōsēcēdō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 5, 11
ā turbā in quiētem discēdōsēcēdō -ere — in Epistulae, ch. 5
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Turbæ · Tumultus · Seditio · Secessio · Deficere · Desciscere
Turbæ and tumultus denote the civil broils of public life; turbæ (τύρβη) interruptions of public order; tumultus (from tumere) of the public peace; whereas seditio and secessio are political commotions, in consequence of decided, evident differences of opinion, and of conflicting principles; seditio (from se and ire) when concord is first disturbed, and the parties as yet contend with words only; secessio, when the prospect of reconciliation is already given up, and the parties either stand opposite each other, ready to come to blows, or, at least, have broken off all connection with each other. 2. The seditiosi and secedentes are citizens and members of a free community, and only suspend public concord; whereas the deficientes and desciscentes break a compact, because, either as subjected states they rebel, or as allies fall off; deficere, as the most general expression, represents the falling off, in a moral point of view, as a treacherous, fickle, cowardly desertion; desciscere (from scindere) in a political point of view, as an alteration in the constitution and political system. (v. 363.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sēcēdō | sēcēdēbam | sēcēdam | sēcessī | sēcesseram | sēcesserō |
| 2nd sg. | sēcēdis | sēcēdēbās | sēcēdēs | sēcessistī | sēcesserās | sēcesseris |
| 3rd sg. | sēcēdit | sēcēdēbat | sēcēdet | sēcessit | sēcesserat | sēcesserit |
| 1st pl. | sēcēdimus | sēcēdēbāmus | sēcēdēmus | sēcessimus | sēcesserāmus | sēcesserimus |
| 2nd pl. | sēcēditis | sēcēdēbātis | sēcēdētis | sēcessistis | sēcesserātis | sēcesseritis |
| 3rd pl. | sēcēdunt | sēcēdēbant | sēcēdent | sēcessērunt sēcessēre | sēcesserant | sēcesserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sēcēdam | sēcēderem | sēcesserim | sēcessissem |
| 2nd sg. | sēcēdās | sēcēderēs | sēcesserīs | sēcessissēs |
| 3rd sg. | sēcēdat | sēcēderet | sēcesserit | sēcessisset |
| 1st pl. | sēcēdāmus | sēcēderēmus | sēcesserīmus | sēcessissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | sēcēdātis | sēcēderētis | sēcesserītis | sēcessissētis |
| 3rd pl. | sēcēdant | sēcēderent | sēcesserint | sēcessissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sēcēdor | sēcēdēbar | sēcēdar |
| 2nd sg. | sēcēderis sēcēdere | sēcēdēbāris sēcēdēbāre | sēcēdēris sēcēdēre |
| 3rd sg. | sēcēditur | sēcēdēbātur | sēcēdētur |
| 1st pl. | sēcēdimur | sēcēdēbāmur | sēcēdēmur |
| 2nd pl. | sēcēdiminī | sēcēdēbāminī | sēcēdēminī |
| 3rd pl. | sēcēduntur | sēcēdēbantur | sēcēdentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | sēcēdar | sēcēderer |
| 2nd sg. | sēcēdāris sēcēdāre | sēcēderēris sēcēderēre |
| 3rd sg. | sēcēdātur | sēcēderētur |
| 1st pl. | sēcēdāmur | sēcēderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | sēcēdāminī | sēcēderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | sēcēdantur | sēcēderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | sēcēde | sēcēdere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | sēcēdite | sēcēdiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | sēcēditō | sēcēditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | sēcēditō | sēcēditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | sēcēditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | sēcēduntō | sēcēduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | sēcēdere | sēcēdī |
| perfect infinitive | sēcessisse | sēcessum esse |
| future infinitive | sēcessūrum esse | sēcessum īrī |
| present participle | sēcēdēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | sēcessus sēcessa, sēcessā, sēcessae, sēcessam, sēcessārum, sēcessās, sēcesse, sēcessīs, sēcessō, sēcessōrum, sēcessōs |
| future participle | sēcessūrus sēcessūra, sēcessūrā, sēcessūrae, sēcessūram, sēcessūrārum, sēcessūrās, sēcessūre, sēcessūrī, sēcessūrīs, sēcessūrō, sēcessūrōrum, sēcessūrōs, sēcessūrum | sēcēdendus sēcēdundus, sēcēdenda, sēcēdendā, sēcēdendae, sēcēdendam, sēcēdendārum, sēcēdendās, sēcēdende, sēcēdendīs, sēcēdendōrum, sēcēdendōs |
gerundsēcēdendī, sēcēdendō, sēcēdendumsupinesēcessum, sēcessū
sē-cēdo, cessi, cessum, 3, v. n.,
I. to go apart, go away, separate, withdraw (class.; not in Cæs.; but cf. secessio).
I. Lit.
A. In gen., absol.:
secedant improbi, secernant se a bonis, Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32; Ov. M. 6, 490: prosecutus eram viatico secedentem, Plin. Ep. 3, 21, 2: abite et de viā secedite, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 2: de coetu, Ov. M. 2, 465: a vestro potui secedere lusu, Prop. 1, 10, 9: utinam nostro secedere corpore possem! Ov. M. 3, 467.—2. Poet., of inanim. subjects, to remove, withdraw; and in the perf., to be distant:
(luna) quantum solis secedit ab orbe, Lucr. 5, 705: ab imis terra, Ov. F 6, 279: (villa) decem et septem milibus passuum ab urbe secessit, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2; Claud. Epith. Pall. et Cell. 63.—B. In partic.
1. To go aside, withdraw, retire:
secede huc nunc jam procul, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 23; so, huc, id. Am. 2, 2, 139; id. As. 3, 3, 49; id. Capt. 2, 2, 13: in abditam partem aedium, Sall. C. 20, 1: in utraque latera (cohortes), Front. Strat. 6, 6, 3: ad deliberandum, Liv. 45, 36: ad consultandum, Suet. Ner. 15: lex Spartana vetat secedere amantes, Prop. 3, 14 (4, 13), 21: secedit humumque Effodit, Ov. M. 11, 185. —b. In post-Aug. authors (esp. in Suet.), to retire from public into private life; absol.:
integrā aetate ac valetudine statuit repente secedere seque e medio quam longissime amovere, Suet. Tib. 10: illuc e comitatu suo, id. Aug. 98; so Plin. Ep. 1, 9, 3: ab Urbe, Suet. Gram. 3: in insulam, etc., Quint. 3, 1, 17; Suet. Vesp. 4; id. Gram. 5; cf. Rhodum, id. Caes. 4.—c. To seek the exclusive society of any one, to retire from the world:
ad optimos viros, Sen. Ot. Sap. 1, 1. —2. Polit., to separate one's self by rebellion, to revolt, secede (syn.:
deficio, descisco): ut anno XVI. post reges exactos propter nimiam dominationem potentium secederent, Cic. Corn. 1, p. 450 Orell.: saepe ipsa plebes armata a patribus secessit, Sall. C. 33, 3; Suet. Tib. 2: injussu consulum in Sacrum Montem secessisse, to have marched out in rebellion, Liv. 2, 32; so, in Sacrum Montem, id. 7, 40; Flor. 1, 23: in Janiculum (plebs), Plin. 16, 10, 15, § 37.—II. Trop. (very rare; perh. only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
antequam ego incipio secedere et aliā parte considere, to dissent from the opinion, Sen. Ep. 117, 4: a fesso corpore sensus, Cat. 64, 189: qui solitarius separatusque a communi malo civitatis secesserit, has withdrawn himself, Gell. 2, 12, 1: cum ad stilum secedet, shall give himself up to writing, Quint. 1, 12, 12: in te ipse secede, retire within yourself, Sen. Ep. 25, 7.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sē-cēdō cessī, cessus, ere,
to go apart, go away, separate, withdraw, go aside, retire: secedant improbi, secernant se a bonis: de coetu, O.: in abditam partem aedium, S.: ad deliberandum, L.: a fesso corpore sensūs, Ct.: tantum secessit ab imis Terra, was distant, O.—To go out in rebellion, rebel, revolt, secede: plebes armata a patribus secessit, S.: in Sacrum Montem, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Italic *kezdō Latin cēdō Latin sēcēdō From sē- (“apart”) + cēdō (“go”).