Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Ca-píre, Ca-pére, v. n. & r. to contain, or be contained, inclose, comprehend. Non — in se stesso, nella pelle, &c., to be transported with joy. Ne godo tanto che non capo in me stesso, I am so glad of it that my heart is ready to leap for joy; v. a.
1. to receive, hold;2. to comprehend, understand.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
capire: to containe or be capable of, to conceiue.
