capio

capiō cēpī (capsis, old for cēperis, C.), captus, ere

CAP-, to take in hand, take hold of, lay hold of, take, seize, grasp : flabellum, T.: sacra manu, V.: pocula, H.: baculum, O.: pignera, L.: manibus tympanum, Ct.: lora, Pr.: arma capere alii, seized their arms , S.: ensem, O.: tela, O.: omnia arma contra illam pestem, i. e. contend in every way : Manlium arma cepisse, had begun hostilities , S.: capere arma parabat, was on the point of attacking , O.—Of food, to take, partake of : Cibum cum eā, T.: lauti cibum capiunt, Ta.— To take captive, seize, make prisoner : belli duces captos tenetis: unus e filiis captus est, Cs.: capta tria milia peditum, L.: alquos Byzantii, N.: captos ostendere civibus hostes, H.: Num capti (Phryges) potuere capi? could they not, when taken, be taken (once for all)? V.: casus est enim in capiendo (sc. praedones).— To catch, hunt down, take : pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cervum, Ph.: illa pro lepusculis capiebantur, patellae, etc.— To win, captivate, charm, allure, enchain, enslave, fascinate : ut te redimas captum (i. e. amore), T.: quibus (rebus) illa aetas capi ac deleniri potest: te pecuniā captum: quem suā cepit humanitate, N.: hunc capit argenti splendor, H.: dulcedine vocis, O.: (bos) herbā captus viridi, V.: oculis captis.— To cheat, seduce, deceive, mislead, betray, delude, catch : Aut quā viā te captent eādem ipsos capi?T.: eodem captus errore, involved in : suis miserum me cepit ocellis, Pr.: carmine formosae capiuntur, Tb.: me dolis, S.: capi alcuius dolo, N.: alqm amicitiae mendacis imagine, O.— To defeat, convict, cast, overcome (in a suit or dispute): ne tui consultores capiantur: in capiendo adversario versutus (orator).— To harm, lame, mutilate, maim, disable, impair, weaken : oculis et auribus captus, blind and deaf : membris omnibus captus: altero oculo capitur, loses an eye , L.: capti auribus metu, L.: lumine, O.: numquam erit tam captus equester ordo: captā re p. — P. pass ., of the mind, deprived of sense, silly, insane, crazed, lunatic, mad : mente esse captum: virgines captae furore, L.: capti et stupentes animi, L.— To choose, select, elect, take, pick out, adopt, accept : iudicem populumR., L.: Me arbitrum, T.: inimicos homines, make enemies , T.: sacerdotem sortito: Flaccus flamen captus a Licinio erat, L.— Of places, to occupy, choose, select, take possession of, enter into : loca capere, to take up a position , Cs.: castris locum capere: locum extra urbem editum capere, N.: locum editiorem, S.: capto monte, Cs.: Aventinum ad inaugurandum templa, L.: montes fugā, for refuge , L.: tumulum, V.: terras captas despectare videntur (cycni), to be settling down on places selected , V.— To take by force, capture, storm, reduce, conquer, seize : pauca (oppida), S.: Troiā captā, L.: quod (agri) de Campanis ceperant: castra hostium, N.: oppida manu, V.; cf. oppressā captāque re p.: patriam suam, L.— To reach, attain, arrive at, betake oneself to : insulam, Cs.: oti illum portum.—Of property or money, to take, seize, wrest, receive, obtain, acquire, get : agros de hostibus: ager ex hostibus captus, L.: praedas, N.: ex hostibus pecuniam, L.: cape cedo, give and take , T.: de re p. nihil praeter gloriam, N.: ex calamitate populiR.nomen capere, Cs.: regnum Tiberinus ab illis Cepit, succeeded to , O.— With pecuniam, to take illegally, exact, extort, accept a bribe, take blackmail : contra leges pecuniam cepisse?: pecuniae per vim atque iniuriam captae: aperte pecunias ob rem iudicandam: alqm pecuniae captae arcessere, S.— To take, inherit, obtain, acquire, get, accept : morte testamentove alcuius alqd capere: a civibus Romanis hereditates: si capiendi Ius nullum uxori, Iu.— To collect, receive, obtain : ex eis praediis talenta argenti, T.: stipendium iure belli, Cs.: ex quo (castro) talenta, N.— Fig., to take, seize, obtain, get, enjoy, reap : Fructum, T.: fructūs auctoritatis: fructum vestri in me amoris: alquid ex eā re commodi? T.: utilitates ex amicitiā.— To take, assume, acquire, put on : gestūs voltūsque novos, T.: figuras, O.— To take, assume, adopt, cultivate, cherish, possess : petitoris personam: patris vim: patrium animum.— To undertake, assume, enter upon, accept, take up : provinciam duram, T.: consulatum: honores, N.: rerum moderamen, O.: rem p., S.: magistratum, L.—With dat.of person, to obtain for, secure for : patres praeturam Camillo ceperunt, L.— To begin, enter upon, undertake : bellum: labores, T.: augurium ex arce, L.: aliud initium belli, i. e. war on a new plan , Cs.: conatūs ad erumpendum, L.: nec vestra capit discordia finem, V.: ad impetum capiundum spatium, to take a start , L.: somnum, fall asleep .—Poet.: Unde nova ingressūs experientia cepit? i. e. was devised , V.— To seize, embrace, take (an opportunity): si quam causam ceperit, T.: tempus ad te adeundi.— To form, conceive, entertain, come to, reach : sensum verae gloriae: ex lucri magnitudine coniecturam furti: consilium unā tecum, T.: consilium hominis fortunas evertere: consilium equitatum demittere, Cs.: consilium ut exirem: legionis opprimendae consilium, Cs.— To take, derive, draw, obtain : de te exemplum, T.: exemplum ex aliquā re. — To take, entertain, conceive, receive, be subjected to, suffer, experience : miseriam omnem, T.: angorem pro amico: ex huius incommodis molestiam: infamiam sine voluptate: invidiam apud patres ex largitione, L.: timorem, V.: voluptatem animi.— With a feeling as subj, to seize, overcome, possess, occupy, affect, take possession of, move : Cupido cepit miseram nunc me, proloqui, etc.: ut caperet odium illam mei, T.: nos oblivio ceperat: Romulum cupido cepit urbis condendae, L.: animum cura cepit, L.: meae si te ceperunt taeda laudis, V.: dementia cepit amantem, V.—Of injury or loss, to suffer, take, be subjected to : calamitatem: incommodi nihil.—Esp., in the formula by which the senate, in great emergencies, gave absolute power to magistrates: videant ne quid res p. detrimenti capiat: senatus decrevit, darent operam consules, ne quid, etc., S.— To take in, receive, hold , contain, be large enough for : capit alveus amnesO.: terra feras cepit, O.: quid turbae est! Aedes nostrae vix capient, scio, T.: unā domo iam capi non possunt: Nec iam se capit unda, V.: Non tuus hoc capiet venter plus ac meus, H.: tot domūs locupletissimas istius domus una capiet? will swallow up.—To contain, hold, suffice for, be strong enough for, bear : eam amentiam: nec capiunt inclusas pectora flammas, O.: iram Non capit ipsa suam, O.: Nec te Troia capit, is too small for your glory , V.— To take, receive, hold, comprehend, grasp, embrace : gratia, quantam maximam animi nostri capere possunt: ille unus veram speciem senatūs cepit, L.