Meaning

1 senses
  1. To wax; to cover or close with wax.

More definitions
  • wrap up in a cerecloth

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Ceres contains one-third of the mass found in the asteroid belt.

    ruЦерера содержит треть всей массы, обнаруженной в поясе астероидов.

    deCeres vereint in sich ein Drittel der Masse, welche sich im Asteroidengürtel findet.

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  2. The closest dwarf planet to Earth is Ceres.

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  3. Damiano was sent to a dwarf planet named Ceres.

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  4. Scientists believe that Ceres has a rocky core and an icy mantle.

    deWissenschaftler glauben, dass Ceres einen steinernen Kern und einen Eismantel hat.

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  5. I work on Ceres, but I live in a space community orbiting it.

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Origin

From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra (“wax, cere”), or via Lati

From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cērō (“to smear or coat with wax”).

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Forms

ceres, cering, cered, cered
Base formcere · to cere
3rd person singularceres
Present participlecering
Past simplecered
Past participlecered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycere
he, she, itceres

Past simpleLesson

all personscered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cered
he, she, ithas cered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cere

See also

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