grasp at Copy link Outline I. With the hands1. capto, 1 (frequently, eagerly)2. appĕto, īvi and ĭi, ītum, 33. arrĭpio, 3II. Fig., to aim at, aspire to1. capto, 12. aucŭpor, 1 (as a fowler catching birds)3. consector, 1 (to pursue eagerly)4. affecto, 1 (esp. of g.ing at supreme power)5. appĕto, 3 • grasp at or after: I. With the hands: 1. capto, 1 (frequently, eagerly): Tantalus g.s at the flying waters, T. fugientia c. flumina, Hor. 2. appĕto, īvi and ĭi, ītum, 3: to g. at a cake on the table, in coena placentam a., Pl.: to g. at the sun, solem manibus a., Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46. 3. arrĭpio, 3: v. TO SEIZE UPON, snatch at. II. Fig., to aim at, aspire to: 1. capto, 1: to g. at the title of imperator, nomen imperatorium c., Brut. in Cic. Fam. 11, 4: to g. at uncertainties, incerta c., Sall. 2. aucŭpor, 1 (as a fowler catching birds): to g. at empty fame, inanem a. rumorem, Cic. in Pis. 24, 57: Piin.: Flor. 3. consector, 1 (to pursue eagerly): to g. at every shadow of glory, omnes umbras gloriae c., Cic. in Pis. l. c. 4. affecto, 1 (esp. of g.ing at supreme power): Liv.: Curt.: v. to aspire to. 5. appĕto, 3: v. TO SEEK AFTER.