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capto.

to strive to seize, catch or grasp at

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkap.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈkap.to]
  1. to strive to seize, catch or grasp at

    conjugation-1
  2. to strive to seize, catch or grasp at to strive to see or hear

    broadly · conjugation-1
  3. to seek, aim at

    conjugation-1 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From capiō (“take, capture”) + -tō. See captus. Compare Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō).

verb[ˈkap.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈkap.to]
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of captus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · singular
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