captati
Dictionary entries
- Entry →capto, captare, captavi, captatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
try/long/aim for, desire; entice; hunt legacy; try to catch/grasp/seize/reach;
gen. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...obviam consolationibus, et, quod omnem modum feritatis excedit, captatis in magna calamitate laudari. quicquam ergo erit, quod..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...culpa tacenda loqui. O bene, quod frustra captatis arbore pomis Garrulus in media Tantalus aret aqua! Praecipue Cytherea..."Liber XLIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...partem aliquam praesentem ferret. ita nequiquam inter se captati nihil praeter infamiam mouerunt. Nec haec tantum Persei..."