-cede, -ceed, -cess, -cease +

1. The act of going before.
2. The act of preceding in time or order.
3. A reference to occurring before or in front of something else; in time, place, rank, or sequence.

1. Something that happens or exists before something else.
2. A word or phrase that a subsequent word refers to; such as, "Joe" is the antecedent of "him" as in the sentence: "We will give this to Joe if we see him."
3. Someone's ancestors.
4. A personal history of someone; such as, the events or circumstances in a person's past: "She has done very well for herself, considering what is known about her antecedents."

Going before or preceding.

Either learn or leave.

A good motto (among many mottoes) for any school that has serious educational principles, as well as being financially well endowed, so it can afford to enforce such a motto.

1. Any method for producing commercially useful biological material.
2. A method or operation of preparing a biological material; especially, a product of genetic engineering, for commercial use.

1. To put an end to or to stop doing something.
2. To come to an end or to discontinue an activity.
3. Etymology: from Old French cesser which came from Latin cessare, "to cease, to go slowly"; from cedere, "to go away, to withdraw, to yield"; originally, "to go, to leave".

1. Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely continuing over a long period without a pause or an end.
2. Without stopping or pausing; unending; incessant.

1. To relinquish possession or control over someone or something.
2. To give over; to surrender or to relinquish to the physical control of another person.
3. To surrender or to give up something; such as, land, rights, or power, to another country, group, or person.
4. Etymology: from Latin cedere, "to yield"; originally, "to go, to leave".

1. A stop, pause, or interruption; especially, a permanent discontinuation.
2. A temporary or complete stopping; a discontinuance: "There was a cessation of hostilities between the two nations."
3. Etymology: from Old French cessation, from Latin cessationem, cessatio, "a delaying, ceasing", from Latin cessare, "to delay" directly related to cease, from Latin cessare, "to delay, to stop".

This was derived from cessus, the past participle of cedere, "to go away, to withdraw, to yield".

1. Giving up something, or something ceded in this way; especially, land, property, or a right.
2. Something given up; such as, land, property, or a right.
3. Etymology: from Old French cession, from Latin cessionem, from cess-, stem of cessare, "to yield".

A following of one thing after another in time.

1. To admit or to acknowledge something, often grudgingly or with reluctance.
2. To allow, surrender, relinquish, or to yield control; such as, a right or privilege to another person, organization, or country.
3. To accept and to acknowledge defeat in a contest, debate, election, or fight; often without waiting for the final result or decision.
4. To allow an opponent or opposing team to gain something valuable; usually, a goal or points.
5. Etymology: from Latin concedere, "to give way, to yield"; from com-, "together, with" + cedere, "to go, to grant, to give way".

1. An act or an example of conceding, yielding, or compromising in some way, often grudgingly or unwillingly.
2. Something; for example, a privilege, right, or kindness, that is granted to a person or group, usually in as a result of special circumstances.
3. A space or privilege within certain premises for a subsidiary business or service: "He had a refreshment concession at the local movie theater."
4. Something acknowledged or admitted, even if unwillingly or grudgingly.
5. Etymology: from Latin concessionem, from concessius, past participle of concedere, "to go, to grant, to give way".

1. The right to use land or other property for a specified purpose, granted by a government or other controlling body.
2. A commercial operation set up within the premises of a larger concern.

Referring to a process of yielding or admitting to something that may be disputable.