Antonyms for captained

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kap-tuh n, -tin

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp tən, -tɪn

Definition of captained

Origin : late 14c., capitayn, "a leader, chief, one who stands at the head of others," from Old French capitaine "captain, leader," from Late Latin capitaneus "chief," noun use of adjective capitaneus "prominent, chief," from Latin caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum).
Military sense of "officer who commands a company" (rank between major and lieutenant) is from 1560s; naval sense of "officer who commands a man-of-war" is from 1550s, extended to "master or commander of a vessel of any kind" by 1704. Sporting sense is first recorded 1823.

As in manage : verb be in charge, control
As in navigate : verb guide along route, often over water
As in oversee : verb manage, supervise
As in sail : verb travel through water, air; glide
As in steer : verb guide, direct on a course
As in govern : verb take control; rule

Example sentences :

Battalions of the accursed, captained by pallid data that I have exhumed, will march.
Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort

They were captained by one Smith, known as "Soapy," whom I had the fortune to meet.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Remember the leap to death and the Boat of Ra, and those by whom it was captained.
Extract from : « Morning Star » by H. Rider Haggard

His enemies assert that he turned brigand, and captained a band of desperadoes.
Extract from : « Uruguay » by W. H. Koebel

Ive captained a better team than this school will ever turn out!
Extract from : « Full-Back Foster » by Ralph Henry Barbour

It was owned and captained by a conte, who also collected the fares.
Extract from : « My Life » by Josiah Flynt

And there must be something in the son of a man who had captained Somerset.
Extract from : « Sonia Between two Worlds » by Stephen McKenna

Two years later, when he captained the Wrykyn teams, he made a lot of runs.
Extract from : « Mike » by P. G. Wodehouse

Goldberg captained his ward, which was one of Shaughnessy's gilt-edged assets.
Extract from : « The Lash » by Olin L. Lyman

For if Strawn needed his help, Dundee needed the expert machinery which Strawn captained.
Extract from : « Murder at Bridge » by Anne Austin

Synonyms for captained

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