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|lshtext=<b>căpesso</b>: (căpisso, Pac. ap. Non. p. 227, 1), īvi (Sall. H. 3, 68 Dietsch; Tac. A. 15, 49), or ii (Tac. A. 12, 30: capessi, given by Diom. p. 367 P., and by [[Charis]]. ap. Prisc. p. 902 ib., [[but]] [[apparently]] [[erroneously]]; cf. Struve, p. 198, and [[lacesso]]), ītum (acc. to Prisc. l. l.<br /><b>I</b> [[part]]. fut. capessiturus, Tac. A. 6, 48), 3, v. desid. a. [[capio]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., to [[seize]], [[take]], or [[catch]] at [[eagerly]], to [[snatch]] at, [[lay]] [[hold]] of ([[capesso]] = [[desidero]] capere, Prisc. l. l.; [[rare]] [[but]] [[class]].): [[alia]] animalia cibum [[partim]] oris hiatu et dentibus ipsis capessunt, [[partim]] unguium tenacitate adripiunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122: [[pastus]], id. ib.: [[arma]], Verg. A. 3, 234; Ov. M. 11, 378.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Of relations of [[place]], to [[strive]] to [[reach]] a [[place]] or [[limit]], to betake one's [[self]] to, to go to, to [[repair]] or [[resort]] to; constr. usu. [[with]] acc.; [[ante]]-[[class]]. also capere se in or ad aliquem locum.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With acc.: omnes mundi partes [[undique]] [[medium]] locum capessentes nituntur [[aequaliter]], Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 115: superiora capessere, id. Tusc. 1, 18, 42: Melitam, id. Att. 10, 9, 1: Italiam, Verg. A. 4, 346: [[turris]], id. ib. 11, 466: montem, Val. Fl. 4, 316: aethera, Sil. 4, 480.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Se in or ad aliquem locum: [[quam]] [[magis]] te in [[altum]] capessis, tam [[aestus]] te in portum [[refert]], Plaut. As. 1, 3, 6: [[nunc]] pergam... me domum capessere, id. Am. 1, 1, 106; Titin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 346.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With adverb. dat.: quo [[nunc]] capessis te, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 5; id. Rud. 1, 2, 89; 1, 2, 83.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> To [[take]] [[hold]] of [[any]] [[thing]] [[with]] [[zeal]], to [[take]] [[upon]] one's [[self]], [[take]] in [[hand]], to [[undertake]], [[enter]] [[upon]], [[engage]] in, [[execute]], [[manage]] (the [[most]] usu. signif.; cf. I. A.): Pac. ap. Non. p. 227, 1: [[nunc]] ad senem cursum capessam, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 9: viam, Liv. 44, 2, 8: alicujus imperia, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 23: jussa, to [[perform]], [[execute]], Verg. A. 1, 77; Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 4; so, capessere rem publicam, to [[undertake]] affairs of [[state]], to [[engage]] in [[public]] affairs, [[administer]] (differing, by the [[idea]] of [[zealous]] co-[[operation]] and [[activity]], from accedere ad rem publicam, [[which]] designates [[merely]] the entering [[upon]] a [[public]] [[office]] or [[duty]]), Cic. Sest. 6, 14; id. de Or. 3, 29, 112; id. Att. 1, 17, 10; 16, 7, 7; Sall. C. 52, 5; id. J. 85, 47; Nep. Them. 2, 1; Liv. 3, 69, 5; Tac. A. 1, 24; 12, 41; 16, 26; id. H. 4, 5; 4, 39; Suet. Tib. 25; Quint. 12, 3, 1: civitatem, Plin. [[Pan]]. 39, 5: orbem terrae, Tac. A. 11, 34; 12, 5: [[magistratus]], id. Agr. 6: [[imperium]], id. A. 13, 4; 14, 26: vigintiviratum, id. ib. 3, 29: provincias, id. ib. 6, 27: officia in republică, id. ib. 6, 14 Halm: curas imperii, Plin. [[Pan]]. 66, 2: laborem cum honoribus, Sall. H. 1, 48, 9 Dietsch: [[bellum]], Liv. 26, 25, 5: pugnam, to [[commence]], id. 2, 6, 8; 10, 5, 4; Tac. A. 12, 30; id. H. 3, 16; 5, 17: [[proelium]], Just. 2, 12: partem belli, Liv. 31, 28, 4: partem pugnae, id. 26, 5, 15: fugam, to [[take]] to [[flight]], id. 1, 25, 7: [[principium]] facinoris, Tac. A. 15, 49: inimicitias, id. ib. 5, 11: noctem in castris tutam et vigilem, to [[pass]], id. ib. 4, 48: divorsa, Sall. H. 3, 68 Dietsch: tuta et salutaria, to [[adopt]], Tac. A. 15, 29: parata, id. ib. 6, 37: meliora, id. ib. 6, 48 et saep.: libertatem, Sall. H. 3, 61, 2 Dietsch; Cic. Phil. 10, 9, 19: [[recta]], * Hor. S. 2, 7, 7.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Esp., to [[lay]] [[hold]] of [[with]] the [[mind]], to [[comprehend]], [[understand]]: in capessendis naturae sensibus, Gell. 12, 1, 11.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> To betake one's [[self]] to, [[enter]] [[upon]] (cf. I. B.): [[quam]] ([[filius]]) se ad vitam et quos ad [[mores]] praecipitem [[inscitus]] capessat, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 2.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With the [[idea]] of completed [[action]], to [[attain]] to, to [[reach]] a [[person]] or [[thing]]: [[neque]] (te) posse corde capessere, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v 44 Vahl.).