recipit

Recipit is a Latin verb form meaning “he/she/it receives” or “he/she/it takes back.” It is the third person singular present active indicative of the verb recipere, which means to take back, recover, or receive. The term arises from the combination of re- (back, again) and capere (to take). Recipere is part of the -io conjugation in Latin; in the present active indicative the forms are: recipio, recipis, recipit, recipimus, recipitis, recipiunt. The corresponding passive present is recipitur.

In use, recipit appears in classical Latin texts as a normal verb form within sentences. A simple example is Donum recipit, meaning “He/She receives the gift.” Depending on context, the sense can reflect taking back, reclaiming, or accepting something.

Relation to English: recipit is not an English word. It is encountered primarily in linguistic or historical discussions of Latin. The English word recipe shares a distant etymological link to the Latin verb recipere through an imperative form (recipe) meaning “take this,” but it is not derived directly from the present indicative recipit.

See also: recipere, recipio, Latin verbs of the -io conjugation, Latin grammar.