What are the only 4 words that end with -ceed?

Question

I already have three words: succeed, proceed, exceed. Do you know the 4th word?

Answer 1

exceed, proceed, succeed, and EMCEED

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EXPLANATION

As others have noted ONLY the three you list end with "ceed".
That is, IF you are talking about the ROOT form, without any endings.

If you don't limit it that way (and the wording of your question does not demand it) you may add the following past tense forms to the list:

emceed
glacéed
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/glaceed

But note that glacéed has an accent over the first e. So, strictly speaking, the ONLY past tense form you can add --and the fourth for your list is:

emceed
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Edit/Response:

It hardly matters HOW the word "emceed" came about, or what contexts you might use it in There are all sorts of ways that happens. It's a word! (Just check a dictionary, e.g.,
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/emceed )

I also note that the question did NOT say "What words from Latin roots...?"

By the same token, the question said nothing about words pronounced "seed". It asked about "-ceed", which the dash makes clear is a question about SPELLING, not pronunciation.

(I still might eliminate glacéed -- on the basis of the spelling, since the accented é is not, strictly speaking, the same as a simple, unmarked e.)

Answer 2

Four words end in -ceed. They are emceed, exceed, proceed and succeed.

Note: The word glaceed also ends in -ceed but it is not a "seed" word. The word glaceed is formed when the suffix -ed is added to the word glace.

Answer 3

I agree with Garret. Emcee is a constructed word (i.e., M.C.), so emceed just isn't kosher. Glaceed meets the spelling requirement, but isn't pronounced "seed."

So I'm saying that exceed, proceed, and succeed are the only words that really fit the rule; emceed and glaceed sneak in through a loophole, if at all.

Answer 4

Words That End With Me

Answer 5

Words That End With If

Answer 6

as far as I can tell there is only 3 Hope this Helps!

There are three other unique words that you should learn, the three words that end in the letters -C-E-E-D: succeed, proceed, and exceed.
These two facts, that only supersede ends in -sede, and that only succeed, proceed, and exceed end in -ceed, permit you to make an immediate and correct choice between -sede, -ceed, and -cede.

Obviously, with two of the three possible spellings accounted for, the eight remaining words of the original twelve can end in only one way: -C-E-D-E.

accede, to give consent; to become a party to an agreement or treaty.

antecede, to precede; that is, to come before in time or order.

cede, to surrender possession of formally or officially; to yield or grant, as by a treaty.

concede, 1. To acknowledge as true, just, or proper, often unwillingly; to admit by conceding the point. 2. To give or grant as a privilege or right.

intercede, to argue on another’s behalf; to act as a mediator in a dispute; to come between.

precede, to come before in time, in rank, or order.

recede, to move back or away from a limit, point, or mark.

secede, to withdraw formally from membership in an association, organization, or alliance, especially a political one.


How can you remember that succeed, proceed, and exceed belong in a class by themselves, and are not to be confused with the eight -cede words? How can you fix these three crucial verbs permanently in your mind, nail them down for all time?

Answer 7

There are only three words (not four) that end with 'ceed', and you've listed them all. I have verified it in a book.

Answer 8

Those are the only three. There is, however, supersede, which is the only word to end with -sede.
Go here: http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3406/?letter=M&spage=6

Answer 9

1 proceed

Answer 10

There is only 3 words.

Exceed, proceed, and succeed.


If someone said there is more, they are wrong.