captatis
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;
abl. pl. perf. pass. part.dat. pl. perf. pass. part.pl. pres. act. ind. 2nd
Examples
- M
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..." - P
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..." - T
Liber XLIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...partem aliquam praesentem ferret. ita nequiquam inter se captati nihil praeter infamiam mouerunt. Nec haec tantum Persei..."