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captation

/kæpˈteɪʃən/

captation noun: a courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction. Also the misspelling of coaptation.

Noun

captation (countable and uncountable, plural captations)

  1. (obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction

Also used as

captation is also the misspelling of coaptation.

Forms of captation

pluralcaptations

Origin of captation

Borrowed from Latin captatio, captationis, from capto. Compare French captation.

Words formed from captation

Questions about captation

What does captation mean?
Captation means a courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction.
What part of speech is captation?
Captation is a noun.
How do you pronounce captation?
Captation is pronounced /kæpˈteɪʃən/.
What is the plural of captation?
The plural of captation is captations.

Words near captation in the dictionary

  1. captains of industry
  2. captains regent
  3. captainship
  4. captainships
  5. captan
  6. captation
  7. captations
  8. captative
  9. captatives
  10. captayne
  11. captaynes

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