captation

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

Noun countable, obsolete

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

Origin

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

Forms

captations

Derived

hypercaptation hypocaptation normocaptation

Noun alt of, misspelling

  1. Misspelling of coaptation.