captain

²captain

verb

Definition of CAPTAIN

transitive verb

: to be captain of : lead <captained the football team>

Examples of CAPTAIN

1. The ship was captained by John Smith.
2. She captained last year's team.

First Known Use of CAPTAIN

1598

Related to CAPTAIN

Synonyms: boss, handle, head, overlook, oversee, quarterback, superintend, supervise

Related Words: administer, command, control, direct, guide, manage, order, run, shepherd, show, steer; monitor, preside (over); govern, reign, rule

Near Antonyms: bow (to), comply (with), defer (to), follow, obey, serve, submit (to), yield (to)

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