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captar

  • [kapˈt̪aɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín captare.

verb haber captado · captando · habiendo captado · captado · capto · captas

  1. Percibir algo a través de los sentidos.

    Similar: percibir, apreciar, notar, aprehender

  2. Entender, comprender.

    Similar: entender, comprender, penetrar, cachar, agarrar

  3. Recolectar el agua que proviene del manantial.
  4. Ganarse el aprecio de alguien.

    Similar: seducir, persuadir, engatusar, cautivar, ganar, hechizar, granjear, halagar, adular, fascinar, camelar, conseguir

  5. Física Absorber un átomo una partícula.

    Similar: capturar

In English

  • catch to perceive and understand
  • get colloquial: to understand
  • apprehend to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand, compre
  • figure out come to understand
  • engross to engage completely
  • captivate to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest
  • realize (''transitive'') to become aware of or understand (a fact or situation)
  • pick up to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
  • pick up on to notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overloo

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@misc{captar_2026,
  title = {captar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/captar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}