Etymological root

caedere

Latin

# caedere

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** caedere

## Words From This Root
- decisively - in a firm and conclusive manner
- imprecise - not exact, accurate, or clearly defined
- caesura - a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break
- concisely - in a brief and clearly expressed manner
- incisively - in a sharp, clear, and analytically penetrating manner
- autocide - suicide committed by deliberately crashing one's automobile
- chiseler - one who carves with a chisel, or informally a swindler
- decidable - able to be decided; in logic, solvable by an algorithm
- decidedly - definitely and unmistakably
- decisiveness - the quality of being firm and prompt in deciding
- herbicide - a chemical substance used to destroy unwanted plants
- homicide - the killing of one person by another
- imprecision - lack of exactness or accuracy
- indecisive - unable to make decisions, or not producing a clear result
- infanticide - the killing of an infant, or a person who commits it
- insecticide - a substance used to kill insects
- preciseness - the quality of being exact or accurate
- scissor - to cut with shears; to move with a crossing, snipping action

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Words from this root(18)

/dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/ in a firm and conclusive manner Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs/ not exact, accurate, or clearly defined Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɪˈʒʊrə/ a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break Meaning Off Sound Off

/kənˈsaɪsli/ in a brief and clearly expressed manner Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈsaɪsɪvli/ in a sharp, clear, and analytically penetrating manner Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔtoʊˌsaɪd/ suicide committed by deliberately crashing one's automobile Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtʃɪzələ/ one who carves with a chisel, or informally a swindler Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈsaɪdəbəl/ able to be decided; in logic, solvable by an algorithm Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/ definitely and unmistakably Meaning Off Sound Off

decisiveness C2+

/dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/ the quality of being firm and prompt in deciding Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɜːrbəˌsaɪd/ a chemical substance used to destroy unwanted plants Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɑːməˌsaɪd/ the killing of one person by another Meaning Off Sound Off

imprecision C2+

/ˌɪmprəˈsɪʒən/ lack of exactness or accuracy Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/ unable to make decisions, or not producing a clear result Meaning Off Sound Off

infanticide C2+

/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ the killing of an infant, or a person who commits it Meaning Off Sound Off

insecticide C2+

/ɪnˈsɛktəˌsaɪd/ a substance used to kill insects Meaning Off Sound Off

preciseness C2+

/prɪˈsaɪsnəs/ the quality of being exact or accurate Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɪzɚ/ to cut with shears; to move with a crossing, snipping action Meaning Off Sound Off

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