capio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- comprehend verb To understand something fully.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- know verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
- seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
- understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.
Senses
capio is used for these senses in English:
- capture (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- catch (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]
- comprehend (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
- comprehend (now, _, rare) To include, comprise; to contain. [from 14th c.]
- grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- know (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
- seize (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- take (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
capture — full definition
- verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
- noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.