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cap·ta·tion
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captationnoun
A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction.
Etymology: captatio, from captare (to catch), intensive of caper (to take). Compare French captation.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Captationnoun
The practice of catching favour or applause; courtship; flattery.
Etymology: from capto, Lat.
I am content my heart should be discovered, without any of those dresses, or popular captations, which some men use in their speeches. Charles I .
Webster Dictionary
Captationnoun
a courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction
Etymology: [L. captatio, fr. captare to catch, intens. of caper to take: cf. F. captation.]
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anaptotic
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of captation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of captation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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