单词 | captation |
释义 | captationn. A catching at, an endeavour to get, esp. by address or art; the making of ad captandum appeals. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > attempt to obtain purchasec1330 suitc1475 captation1523 prosecution1564 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] fawninga1350 adulationc1400 papelardya1425 papelardrya1500 captation1523 clawing1548 insinuation1553 curry-favour1581 man-pleasing1588 courting1607 men-pleasing1615 supparasitation1620 sycophantizing1640 assiduity1641 ingratiating1642 licking1648 man-pleasance1656 sycophancy1657 fawnery1661 sycophantrya1677 nutting1789 tuft-hunting1789 cultivation1793 huggery1804 ingratiation1815 sycophantism1821 lickspittling1839 toadyship1839 toadyism1840 bootlicking1849 toadying1863 arse-licking1912 lickspittle1914 apple-polishing1926 pot-licking1929 brown-nosing1934 ass-kissing1936 arse-kissing1937 ass-licking1946 sucking-up1946 bum-sucking1949 love bomb1975 love-bombing1976 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 815 With proper captacyouns of benevolence. 1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Captation, procuring, purchasing. 1617 Bp. J. Hall Quo Vadis? (new ed.) xv. 53 Neuer generation was so forward as the Iesuiticall, for captation of willes [cf. L. captatio testamenti] amongst their owne, or of soules amongst strangers. 1649 Εἰκων Βασιλικη 107 Popular captations which some men use in their speeches. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Captation, subtilty to get favour, a cunning endeavor to get a thing. 1873 Daily News 28 July 4/7 To induce candidates to rely..less on the arts of political captation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1523 |
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