† captatev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To catch at, strive to obtain, seek after.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] > attempt to obtain or attain
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keepc1000
seekc1000
throwa1393
minta1400
intentc1450
to try for1534
sue1548
attempt?c1550
reachc1571
assay1595
put1596
to lay in for1599
climba1616
captate1628
court1639
obseek1646
solicit1717
to make a bid for1885
1628 T. Hobbes tr. Thucydides Peloponnesian War i. xxii. (note) [They] recited their histories to captate glory.
1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 255 Condescending oft..in order to captate the love and civil favour of people.
1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist Pref. I do not captate the empty praise of an affected modesty.
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