{"def":{"short":"to use strength, i.e., seize or retain (literally or figuratively)","long":["to have power, be powerful",["to be chief, be master of, to rule"],"to get possession of",["to become master of, to obtain","to take hold of","to take hold of, take, seize",["to lay hands on one in order to get him into one's power"]],"to hold",["to hold in the hand","to hold fast, i.e., not discard or let go",["to keep carefully and faithfully"],"to continue to hold, to retain",["of death continuing to hold one","to hold in check, restrain"]]]},"deriv":"from G2904","pronun":{"ipa":"krɑˈtɛ.o","ipa_mod":"krɑˈte̞.ow","sbl":"krateō","dic":"kra-TEH-oh","dic_mod":"kra-TAY-oh"},"see":["G2904"]}