contraception

noun

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

Roots

contracontra- · Latin · against, opposite capio-cept · Latin · take, seize

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The word contraception breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: contra-, from Latin contra (“against, opposite”); and -cept, from Latin capio (“take, seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.