captivation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English captivate

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ion

English captivation

From captivate + -ion.

Pronunciation

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Noun

captivation (countable and uncountable, plural captivations)

1. The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
   • 1851, Henry Theodore Tuckerman, Characteristics of Literature: Illustrated by the Genius of Distinguished Writers:

     But the test of an oration is not only its immediate effect; there are tricks of elocution, a jugglery of manner, and even a personal captivation that so win the senses as to bewilder the judgment.

Derived terms

• recaptivation

Translations

act or state of being captivated

• Scottish Gaelic: beò-ghlacadh m
• Spanish: captivación f, cautivación f