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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPTIVATION

n.The act of taking a prisoner; a taking one captive.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAPTIVATION

Cap "ti *va `tion, n. Etym: [L. capticatio.]

 

Defn: The act of captivating. [R.] The captivation of our understanding. Bp. Hall.