Latin word root · Motion & Action
cap-: taking, seizing
cap- is a Latin root meaning “taking, seizing”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: taking, seizing
Root forms: cap-, cip-, capt-, cept-, ceive
Source word: capiō — to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
Word family and examples
- accept
to consent to receive or undertake something offered
- capture
to take into one's possession by force
- recipient
a person who receives something
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