† captivableadj.
Etymology: < captive v. + -able suffix.
Obsolete.
rare.
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > [adjective] > capturing > made captive > able to be
1675 H. More in R. Ward (1710) 244 If we find our selves Captivable by them.
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