| 【capt-, ceive-, cept-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "capere," "cipere," "captus," and "capax." It carries the basic meaning of "take," and "hold." from PIE *kap- "to grasp" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "capt-, ceive-, cept-"]
accept ****[542] If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
acceptable ***[2402] Acceptable activities and situations are those that most people approve of or consider to be normal.
acceptance **[4084] Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
cable ***[2962] A cable is a thick wire, or a group of wires inside a rubber or plastic covering, which is used to carry electricity or electronic signals.
capability ***[3018] If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.
capable ****[1893] If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
capacity ****[1604] Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do.
captive ☆[5000] A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
captivity ☆[4801] Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
capture ****[1612] If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
catch ****[539] If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
cater **[3578] In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.
chase ***[3487] If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
conceive ***[2539] If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
concept ****[1045] A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
conception **[4425] the act or process of conceiving something: such as the process of forming an idea
deceit ☆[5328] Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
deceive ☆[4545] If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
deception ☆[5135] the act of making someone believe something that is not true; the act of deceiving someone
except ****[1585] You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.
exception ***[2769] An exception is a particular thing, person, or situation that is not included in a general statement, judgment, or rule.
exceptional ☆[5473] You use exceptional to describe someone or something that has a particular quality, usually a good quality, to an unusually high degree.
exceptionally ☆[4951] exceptional + ly
municipal **[4439] Municipal means associated with or belonging to a city or town that has its own local government.
occupation **[3701] Your occupation is your job or profession.
occupy ***[2428] The people who occupy a building or a place are the people who live or work there.
perceive ***[2126] If you perceive something, you see, notice, or realize it, especially when it is not obvious.
perception ***[2119] Your perception of something is the way that you think about it or the impression you have of it.
principle ****[1458] A principle is a general belief that you have about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour.
purchase ****[1571] an act of buying something
receipt **[3897] A receipt is a piece of paper that you get from someone as proof that they have received money or goods from you. In British English a receipt is a piece of paper that you get in a shop when you buy something, but in American English the more usual term for this is sales slip.
receive ****[664] When you receive something, you get it after someone gives it to you or sends it to you.
receiver **[4082] A telephone''s receiver is the part that you hold near to your ear and speak into.
recipe ****[1446] A recipe is a list of ingredients and a set of instructions that tell you how to cook something.
recipient **[3956] The recipient of something is the person who receives it.
unacceptable **[3989] If you describe something as unacceptable, you strongly disapprove of it or object to it and feel that it should not be allowed to continue.
[WORD ROOT]root capt
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] capt, cept, ceive, cop, catch, ciple, cupy, cipe, chase, ceit, cipi, cater, cable, capac, cipal, ceipt
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) capere, cipere, captus, capax
[MEANING]root take, hold
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 capere [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
- 【Latin】 cipere combining form of capere; to take or seize between, to seize in passing
- 【Latin】 captus [pp of capere]
- 【Latin】 capax [from capere, genitive capacis] able to hold much, broad, wide, roomy; receptive, fit for
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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accept ★★★★[542] verb from accept 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 accepted, accepted, accepting, accepts
【ANTONYM】 refuse, reject, dishonor
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin accipere》 [ad+capere] receive, get without effort
【First Known Meaning】 to take what is offered; admit and agree to (a proposal, etc.),
【DERIVATIVEs】 accept, acceptance, acceptant, acceptation, accepter, acceptable
acceptable ★★★[2402] adjective from accept 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 Acceptable activities and situations are those that most people approve of or consider to be normal.
【SYNONYM】 respectable, satisfactory
【ANTONYM】 unacceptable
【COMPOSITION】 accept + able
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold ⑶ able; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin accipere》 [ad+capere] receive, get without effort
【DERIVATIVEs】 accept, acceptance, acceptation, accepter, acceptable
acceptance ★★[4084] noun from accept 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
【pl.】 acceptances
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold ⑶ ance; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin accipere》 [ad+capere] receive, get without effort
【DERIVATIVEs】 accept, acceptance, acceptant, acceptation, accepter, acceptable
cable ★★★[2962] noun from cable
【DEFINITION】 A cable is a thick wire, or a group of wires inside a rubber or plastic covering, which is used to carry electricity or electronic signals.
【pl.】 cables
【ROOTs】 cable(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capulum》 [from Latin capere] lasso, rope, halter for cattle
【First Known Meaning】 large, strong rope or chain used on a ship,
capability ★★★[3018] noun from capable 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.
【pl.】 capabilities
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cap(capt); take, hold ⑵ abil(able); adjective suffix ⑶ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 quality of being capable, ability to receive or power to do,
【DERIVATIVEs】 capable, capableness, capably, capability
capable ★★★★[1893] adjective from capable 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
【SYNONYM】 skilled, competent
【ANTONYM】 incapable
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cap(capt); take, hold ⑵ able; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 sufficiently able, having power or capacity, qualified
【DERIVATIVEs】 capable, capableness, capably, capability
capacity ★★★★[1604] noun from capacious 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 Your capacity for something is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are able to do.
【pl.】 capacities
【SYNONYM】 role
【ROOTs】 ⑴ capac(capt); take, hold ⑵ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capacitatem》 [from capax, nominative capacitas] breadth, capacity, capability of holding much
【First Known Meaning】 ability to contain; size, extent;
【DERIVATIVEs】 capacious, capaciously, capaciousness, capacity
captive ☆[5000] adjective from capt
【DEFINITION】 A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
【ANTONYM】 free
【ROOTs】 ⑴ capt; take, hold ⑵ ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 made prisoner, enslaved
captivity ☆[4801] noun from capt
【DEFINITION】 Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
【pl.】 captivities
【COMPOSITION】 captive + ity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ capt; take, hold ⑵ iv(ive); adjective suffix ⑶ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
capture ★★★★[1612] verb from capt
【DEFINITION】 If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
【Declension/Conjugation】 captured, captured, capturing, captures
【SYNONYM】 catch
【ROOTs】 ⑴ capt; take, hold ⑵ ure; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 take or seize by force or stratagem
【DERIVATIVEs】 capturer, capture
catch ★★★★[539] verb from catch 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
【Declension/Conjugation】 caught, caught, catching, catches
【SYNONYM】 capture, go down with
【ROOTs】 catch(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【DERIVATIVEs】 catchable, catch
cater ★★[3578] verb from cater 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.
【Declension/Conjugation】 catered, catered, catering, caters
【ROOTs】 cater(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 provide food for,
【DERIVATIVEs】 cateringly, cater
chase ★★★[3487] verb from chase 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
【Declension/Conjugation】 chased chased chasing chases
【ROOTs】 chase(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 to hunt; to cause to go away; put to flight,
【DERIVATIVEs】 chaseable, chase
conceive ★★★[2539] verb from concept 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 conceived, conceived, conceiving, conceives
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ ceive(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 take (seed) into the womb, become pregnant
【DERIVATIVEs】 conceit, conceive, conceiver, conception, conceptional, conceptive
concept ★★★★[1045] noun from concept 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
【pl.】 concepts
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 a general notion, the immediate object of a thought
conception ★★[4425] noun
【DEFINITION】 ① the act or process of conceiving something: such as the process of forming an idea
② the act or process of conceiving something: such as the process that occurs within a woman's body when she becomes pregnant
③ an idea of what something is or should be; concept
【pl.】 conceptions
【COMPOSITION】 conceive + ion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 conceit, conceive, conceiver, conception, conceptional, conceptive
deceit ☆[5328] noun from deceive 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
【pl.】 deceits
【SYNONYM】 deception
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ ceit(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin decipere》 de+capere; to ensnare, take in, beguile, cheat
【First Known Meaning】 trickery, treachery, lying
【DERIVATIVEs】 deceit, deceitful, deceitfully, deceitfulness, deceivability, deceivable, deceivableness, deceivably, deceive, deceiver, deceivingly, deception, deceptive
deceive ☆[4545] verb from deceive 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
【Declension/Conjugation】 deceived, deceived, deceiving, deceives
【SYNONYM】 mislead, kid, take in, delude
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ ceive(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin decipere》 de+capere; to ensnare, take in, beguile, cheat
【First Known Meaning】 mislead by false appearance or statement
【DERIVATIVEs】 deceit, deceitful, deceivability, deceivable, deceivableness, deceivably, deceive, deceiver, deceivingly, deception, deceptional, deceptive, deceptively
deception ☆[5135] noun from deceive 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 ① the act of making someone believe something that is not true; the act of deceiving someone
② an act or statement intended to make people believe something that is not true
【pl.】 deceptions
【SYNONYM】 deceit
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin decipere》 de+capere; to ensnare, take in, beguile, cheat
【DERIVATIVEs】 deceit, deceivability, deceivable, deceivableness, deceivably, deceive, deceiver, deceivingly, deception, deceptional, deceptive, deceptively
except ★★★★[1585] preposition from except 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.
【SYNONYM】 apart from, flavoured
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out, out of ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin exceptus》 pp of excipere; taken out
【DERIVATIVEs】 except, exceptable, exceptional, exception
exception ★★★[2769] noun from except 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 An exception is a particular thing, person, or situation that is not included in a general statement, judgment, or rule.
【pl.】 exceptions
【SYNONYM】 exclusion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out, out of ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin exceptus》 pp of excipere; taken out
【DERIVATIVEs】 except, exceptable, exceptional, exceptionality, exceptionally, exceptionalness, exception
exceptional ☆[5473] adjective from except 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 You use exceptional to describe someone or something that has a particular quality, usually a good quality, to an unusually high degree.
【SYNONYM】 outstanding, special
【ANTONYM】 unexceptional
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out, out of ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold ⑶ ion; noun suffix ⑷ al; to, toward
【Etymology】 《Latin exceptus》 pp of excipere; taken out
【DERIVATIVEs】 except, exceptional, exceptionality, exceptionally, exceptionalness, exception
exceptionally ☆[4951] adverb from except 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 exceptional + ly
【SYNONYM】 exceedingly
【COMPOSITION】 exceptional + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ex; out, out of ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold ⑶ ion; noun suffix ⑷ al; adjective suffix ⑸ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin exceptus》 pp of excipere; taken out
【DERIVATIVEs】 exceptional, exceptionality, exceptionally, exceptionalness, exception
municipal ★★[4439] adjective from municipal
【DEFINITION】 Municipal means associated with or belonging to a city or town that has its own local government.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ muni(mun); immune, immunity ⑵ cipal(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin municipalis》 [from municeps("native, citizen, inhabitant of a free town")] pertaining to a citizen of a free town, of a free town
【First Known Meaning】 of or pertaining to the local self-government or corporation of a city or town,
【DERIVATIVEs】 municipalism, municipalist, municipality, municipalize, municipally, municipal
occupation ★★[3701] noun from occupy 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 Your occupation is your job or profession.
【pl.】 occupations
【SYNONYM】 calling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ oc(ob); against, toward ⑵ cup(capt); take, hold ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 fact of holding or possessing
【DERIVATIVEs】 occupation, occupational, occupationless, occupiable, occupy
occupy ★★★[2428] verb from occupy 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 The people who occupy a building or a place are the people who live or work there.
【Declension/Conjugation】 occupied, occupied, occupying, occupies
【SYNONYM】 hold, take up, annex
【ROOTs】 ⑴ oc(ob); against, toward ⑵ cupy(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 to take possession of and retain or keep; to take up space or room or time; employ (someone)
【DERIVATIVEs】 occupation, occupational, occupationless, occupiable, occupy
perceive ★★★[2126] verb from percept 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If you perceive something, you see, notice, or realize it, especially when it is not obvious.
【Declension/Conjugation】 perceived, perceived, perceiving, perceives
【SYNONYM】 see
【ROOTs】 ⑴ per; thoroughly, utterly ⑵ ceive(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【DERIVATIVEs】 perceivability, perceivable, perceivably, perceive, perceiver, perception, perceptional, perceptive, perceptual
perception ★★★[2119] noun from percept 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 Your perception of something is the way that you think about it or the impression you have of it.
【pl.】 perceptions
【SYNONYM】 insight
【ROOTs】 ⑴ per; thoroughly, utterly ⑵ cept(capt); take, hold ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 understanding, a taking cognizance
【DERIVATIVEs】 perceivability, perceivable, perceivably, perceive, perceiver, perception, perceptional, perceptive, perceptual
principle ★★★★[1458] noun from principle 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 A principle is a general belief that you have about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour.
【pl.】 principles
【SYNONYM】 law
【ROOTs】 ⑴ prin(prime); first ⑵ ciple(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin principium》 [from princeps] a beginning, commencement, origin, first part
【First Known Meaning】 origin, source, beginning; rule of conduct; axiom, basic assumption; elemental aspect of a craft or discipline
【DERIVATIVEs】 principled, principle
purchase ★★★★[1571] noun from purchase 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 ① an act of buying something
② something that is bought
③ a firm hold or grip that makes movement possible
【pl.】 purchases
【SYNONYM】 grip
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pur(pro); before, forth, forward, ahead ⑵ chase(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《French porchacier》 [pour("for")+chacier("hunt")] 《Old French》 search for, procure; purchase; aim at, strive for, pursue eagerly
【First Known Meaning】 acquisition, gain
【DERIVATIVEs】 purchaser, purchase
receipt ★★[3897] noun from receive 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 A receipt is a piece of paper that you get from someone as proof that they have received money or goods from you. In British English a receipt is a piece of paper that you get in a shop when you buy something, but in American English the more usual term for this is sales slip.
【pl.】 receipts
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ ceipt(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 act of receiving;
【DERIVATIVEs】 receipt, receive, reception, receptive
receive ★★★★[664] verb from receive 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 When you receive something, you get it after someone gives it to you or sends it to you.
【Declension/Conjugation】 received, received, receiving, receives
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ ceive(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【DERIVATIVEs】 receipt, receive, reception, receptive
receiver ★★[4082] noun from receive 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 ① A telephone's receiver is the part that you hold near to your ear and speak into.
② the part of a telephone that you pick up and hold near your face when you are making or receiving a phone call
③ radio or television equipment that changes signals into sound and pictures
【pl.】 receivers
【SYNONYM】 telephone
【COMPOSITION】 receive + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ ceiv(capt); take, hold ⑶ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
recipe ★★★★[1446] noun from recipe 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 A recipe is a list of ingredients and a set of instructions that tell you how to cook something.
【pl.】 recipes
【SYNONYM】 formula
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ cipe(capt); take, hold
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
【First Known Meaning】 medical prescription
recipient ★★[3956] noun from receive 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 The recipient of something is the person who receives it.
【pl.】 recipients
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ cipi(capt); take, hold ⑶ ent(ant); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin capere》 [(from PIE root *kap-] to take, grasp, take hold of; to receive, contain
unacceptable ★★[3989] adjective from accept 〈 capt
【DEFINITION】 If you describe something as unacceptable, you strongly disapprove of it or object to it and feel that it should not be allowed to continue.
【SYNONYM】 unsatisfactory
【ANTONYM】 acceptable
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ ac(ad); to, toward ⑶ cept(capt); take, hold ⑷ able; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin accipere》 [ad+capere] receive, get without effort
【DERIVATIVEs】 unacceptability, unacceptably, unacceptable
Other words containing "capt-, ceive-, cept-"; acceptably, acceptant, acceptation, accepter, cabling, capableness, capably, capacious, capaciously, capaciousness, capt, caption, captionless, captious, captivate, captivatingly, captivation, captivative, captivator, captor, capturer, catchable, catcher, catchily, catchiness, catching, catchy, caterer, cateringly, chaseable, conceit, conceivable, conceivably, conceiver, conceptional, conceptive, contracept, contraception, cop, deceitful, deceitfully, deceitfulness, deceivability, deceivable, deceivableness, deceivably, deceiver, deceivingly, deceptional, deceptive, deceptively, exceptable, exceptionality, exceptionalness, forceps, incapability, incapable, incapableness, incapably, incipience, incipiency, incipient, incipiently, intercept, interceptive, interdisciplinary, occupational, occupationless, occupiable, participator, participatory, perceivability, perceivable, perceivably, perceiver, percept, perceptional, perceptive, perceptual, pre-conceived, pre-conception, purchaser, reception, receptive, receptor, unacceptability, unacceptably
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
caps
cap
cant-, cent-
cane
camp
call
cal-, calend-, class-
cad-, cas-, cid-
busy
burn
