† encaptivev.
/ɛnˈkaptɪv/ Obsolete.
To make into a captive; to captivate, enthral.
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society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > deprive of liberty by restraint [verb (transitive)] > take captive
takeOE
caitive1382
seizea1400
captivec1430
to take (a person) prisonera1475
to take captive1535
overthrallc1540
captivatea1575
stay1590
encaptive1592
capture1796
to hold captive1884
1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. C2 These two Earth-wormes [sc. Greediness and Niggardize] encaptiued this beautifull Substaunce [sc. gold].
1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 59 To..encaptiue him to her trenchour.
1605 S. Daniel Trag. Philotas i. ii. sig. B5v More Then my incaptiu'd fortune doth allow?
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