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Caption :: Caption (n.) A caviling; a sophism.

Caption :: Caption (n.) The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.

Caption :: Caption (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..

Caption :: Caption (n.) The heading of a chapter, section, or page..

Captious :: Captious (a.) Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.

Captious :: Captious (a.) Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious; troublesome..

Captiously :: Captiously (adv.) In a captious manner.

Captiousness :: Captiousness (n.) Captious disposition or manner.

Captivate :: Captivate (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

Captivate :: Captivate (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..

Captivate :: Captivate (p. a.) Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.

Captivated :: Captivated (imp. & p. p.) of Captivat.

Captivating :: Captivating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Captivat.

Captivating :: Captivating (a.) Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as, captivating smiles..

Captivation :: Captivation (n.) The act of captivating.

Captive :: Captive (n.) A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another..

Captive :: Captive (n.) One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated..

Captive :: Captive (a.) Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement..

Captive :: Captive (a.) Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.

Captive :: Captive (a.) Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours..

Captive :: Captive (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture.

Captived :: Captived (imp. & p. p.) of Captiv.

Captiving :: Captiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Captiv.

Captivity :: Captivity (n.) The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

Captivity :: Captivity (n.) A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage.

Mercaptide :: Mercaptide (n.) A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur hydrogen by a metal; as, potassium mercaptide, C2H5SK..

Recaption :: Recaption (n.) The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest; reprisal; the retaking of one's own goods, chattels, wife, or children, without force or violence, from one who has taken them and who wrongfully detains them..

Usucaption :: Usucaption (n.) The acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law; -- the same as prescription in common law.