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captus

Pronunciation: [ˈkap.tʊs]

“captus” is a Latin word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. captured, having been captured, seized, having been seized, taken, having been taken
  2. taken on, having been taken on
  3. taken in, having been taken in, understood, having been understood
  4. afflicted, having been afflicted
  5. a prisoner, captive

noun

  1. a taking, seizing
  2. the power to comprehend, capacity

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kaptos, from Proto-Indo-European *kaptós (“seized, held”). Synchronically, perfect passive participle of capiō (“seize, take”).

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