capte
Dictionary entries
- Entry →captus, capta, captum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
captured, captive;
voc. sg. (m.) - Entry →capio, capere, cepi, captus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
take hold, seize; grasp; take bribe; arrest/capture; put on; occupy; captivate;
voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
XVIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...iamiamque esse dicturus. non fallit nos, nefande, quid captes: hoc, quod supra silentium trahis alta suspiria, quod..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...ruam, dic, augur, acervos.' 'dixi equidem et dico: captes astutus ubique testamenta senum neu, si vafer unus..."Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...caput eius regionis erat, viculosque circumiectos capit et capt[o c]ibo ac pecoribus per triduum exercitum aluit..."
