(v. a.P. a.) : suscĭpĭo (sometimes succĭpĭo; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 175 and 144; Vel. Long. p. 2226 P.), cēpi, ceptum, 3, v. a. sus, a contraction of subs, for sub; v. sub fin., and capio, qs. to take hold of in order to support, i. e.
* To take or catch up, to take upon one.
* To support, hold up, sustain.
* Lit.: quid loquar lapideas moles, quibus porticus suscipimus,Sen. Ep. 90, 26: theatrum fulturis ab substructionibus,Plin. Ep. 10, 38, 2: latera puteorum structurā,Pall. Aug. 9, 2: labentem domum,Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 5: balnea suscepta crepidine, supported, resting on, etc., Stat. S. 1, 3, 43: habenas,Sen. Troad. 728.
* To take, catch, take up, receive.
* To support, defend: famam defuncti pudoremque,Plin. Ep. 2, 4, 2: qui temere nocentis reos susciperet,Quint. 11, 1, 74: cum periculo suscepti litigatoris,id. 2, 12, 4.
* To take upon one, undertake, assume, begin, incur, enter upon (esp. when done voluntarily and as a favor; recipio, when done as a duty or under an obligation).
* Of actions, obligations, etc. (class. and freq.): aut inimicitias aut laborem aut sumptus suscipere nolunt,Cic. Off. 1, 9, 28: inimicitias,Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 34; Nep. Pelop. 1, 3; cf. Cic. Lael. 21, 77: personā susceptā viri boni,id. Clu. 36, 101: honestam rem actionemve,id. Lael. 13, 47: bellum,id. Leg. 2, 14, 34; id. Rep. 3, 23, 35; id. Off. 1, 11, 35; Caes. B. G. 1, 16; 7, 37 al.: rei publicae partem,Cic. Rep. 1, 6, 10; id. Mil. 15, 40: causam populi,id. Rep. 4, 8, 27: patrocinium improbitatis, etc.,id. ib. 3, 5, 8; id. de Or. 3, 17, 63: negotium,id. Cat. 3, 2, 5: iter Asiaticum,id. Att. 4, 15, 2: omnia alter pro altero suscipiet,id. Lael. 22, 82: aes alienum amicorum,id. Off. 2, 16, 56: cum inaudita ac nefaria sacra susceperis,id. Vatin. 6, 14: porcam praecidaneam, Varr. ap. Non. 163, 21: pulvinar,Liv. 5, 52, 6: prodigia (with curare),id. 1, 20: votum,Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 75; Liv. 27, 45, 8; Ov. F. 6, 246: disputationem de re publicā,Cic. Rep. 1, 7, 12; cf. id. Off. 1, 2, 7: nec enim hoc suscepi, ut, etc., tamquam magister persequerer omnia,id. Rep. 1, 24, 38: permagnum quiddam,id. de Or. 1, 22, 103: quae si suscipiamus,undertake to prove,id. Div. 2, 40, 84; so with obj.-clause: qui suscipiant, posse animum manere corpore vacantem, etc.,id. Tusc. 1, 32, 78.— Rarely with dat. of reflex. pron.: legationem ad civitates sibi,Caes. B. G. 1, 3; cf.: tantum sibi auctoritatis in re publicā suscepit, ut, etc.,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 152: mihi auctoritatem patriam severitatemque suscipio,id. Cael. 16, 37.
* Of feelings, experiences, etc., to undergo, submit to, bear, accept: morbos durumque dolorem,Lucr. 3, 460; so, dolorem,Cic. Tusc. 1, 46, 111: dolorem gemitumque,id. Vatin. 8, 19: invidiam atque offensionem apud populos,Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 137: odium,id. Att. 6, 1, 25: molestiam,id. Caecin. 6, 17.—With in and acc.: miserius qui suscipit in se scelus quam si qui alterius facinus subire cogitur,i. e. wilfully incurs guilt,Cic. Phil. 11, 4, 9; cf.: si esset inventus, qui in se suscipere istius culpam crimenque cuperet,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 42, § 91: negotiatoribus Claudius certa lucra proposuit, suscepto in se damno, si cui, etc.,Suet. Claud. 18.
* In gen. (so only poet. and in post-Aug. prose): sol aeternam suscepit lampada mundi,to catch up,Lucr. 5, 402: dominam ruentem,Verg. A. 11, 806: suscipiunt famulae,id. ib. 4, 391: cruorem pateris,id. ib. 6, 249; cf.: cava suscepto flumine palma sat est,Prop. 4 (5), 9, 36.(al. succepto): ignem foliis,Verg. A. 1, 175.
* In partic.
* To take up a new-born child from the ground; hence, to acknowledge, recognize, bring up as one's own (class.; cf. tollo): simul atque editi in lucem et suscepti sumus,Cic. Tusc. 3, 1, 2: puerum,Ter. And. 2, 3, 27: haec ad te die natali meo scripsi, quo utinam susceptus non essem!Cic. Att. 11, 9, 3.
* Trop.: suscepit vita hominum consuetudoque communis, ut, etc.,has allowed, admitted,Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62.
* To take, receive, as a citizen, under one's protection, as a pupil, etc. (rare but class.): Cato cum esset Tusculi natus, in populi Romani civitatem susceptus est,Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 5: suscipe me totum, Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 9, 1: suscepi candidatum,Plin. Ep. 6, 6, 9: susceptos a se discipulos,Quint. 2, 5, 1; 11, 1, 55: pancratiasten docendum,id. 2, 8, 13: aliquos erudiendos,id. 2, 8, 1.
* To receive, get: pecuniam,Dig. 22, 3, 25: pretio, quod dominus suscepit,App. M. 8, p. 213, 20.
* To take up, resume, continue a speech, answer: suscipit Stolo: Tu, inquit, invides, etc.,Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 24; cf.: ad quod ... sermonem suscipit Polus,Quint. 2, 15, 28; Verg. A. 6, 723; App. M. 4, p. 150, 8; 9, p. 227, 12. —Hence, P. a. as subst.: susceptum, i, n., an undertaking: susceptaque magna labore Crescere difficili,Ov. M. 11, 200.