Helen Fenton

Captation: Definition and part of speech

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Captation

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

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Caption: Definition and part of speech

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Caption

  1. n. The heading of a chapter, section, or page.
  2. n. A caviling; a sophism.
  3. n. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.
  4. n. That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Captious: Definition and part of speech

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Captious

  1. a. Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome.
  2. a. Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Captivate: Definition and part of speech

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Captivate

  1. p. a. Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.
  2. v. t. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
  3. v. t. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Captive: Definition and part of speech

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Captive

  1. a. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
  2. n. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
  3. n. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
  4. a. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.
  5. a. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.