Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAP'TIOUS, a. [L. captiosus, from capto, to catch.]

1. Disposed to find fault, or raise objections; apt to cavil, as in popular language, it is said, apt to catch at; as, a captious man.
2. Fitted to catch or insnare; insidious; as, a captious question. – Locke.
3. Proceeding from a caviling disposition; as, a captious objection or criticism.

CAP'TIOUS-LY, adv.

In a captious manner; with an inclination or intention to object, or censure. – Locke.

CAP'TIOUS-NESS, n.

Disposition to find fault; inclination to object; peevishness. – Locke.

CAP'TI-VATE, a.

Taken prisoner. – Shak.

CAP'TI-VATE, v.t. [L. captivo, from captivus, a prisoner, from capto, to take; Fr. captiver; Sp. cautivar; Port. cativar; It. cattivare.]

1. To take prisoner; to seize by force; as an enemy in war. – Shak. Locke. B. Trumbull.
2. To subdue; to bring into bondage. – King Charles.
3. To overpower and gain with excellence or beauty; to charm; to engage the affections; to bind in love. – Addison.
4. To enslave; with to; as, captivated to error. – Locke.

CAP'TI-VA-TED, pp.

Made prisoner; charmed.

CAP'TI-VA-TING, ppr.

1. Taking prisoner; engaging the affections.
2. adj. Having power to engage the affections.

CAP-TI-VA'TION, n.

The act of taking a prisoner; a taking one captive.

CAP'TIVE, a.

1. Made prisoner in war; kept in bondage, or confinement; as, captive souls. – Dryden.
2. Holding in confinement; as, captive chains.

CAP'TIVE, n. [Fr. captif; Sp. cautivo; It. cattivo, whence Eng. caitif; L. captivus, from capto, to seize.]

1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem in war, by an enemy; followed by to; as, a captive to the victor.
2. One who is charmed or subdued by beauty or excellence; one whose affections are seized, or who is held by strong ties of love.
3. One who is ensnared by love or flattery, or by wiles. – 2 Tim. ii. 26.
4. A slave. Anciently captives were enslaved by their conquerors. But in modern times, they are not made slaves in Christian countries; and the word captive, in a literal sense, rarely signifies a slave.

CAP'TIVE, v.t.

To take prisoner; to bring into subjection. [Obs.] – Dryden. Prior.

CAP-TIV'I-TY, n. [Fr. captivité; L. captivitas, from capto, to seize.]

1. The state of being a prisoner, or of being in the power of an enemy by force or the fate of war. – Dryden.
2. Subjection to love. – Addison.
3. Subjection; a state of being under control. Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. – 2 Cor. x.
4. Subjection; servitude; slavery. But I see another law in my members … bringing me into captivity to the law of sin. – Rom. vii. To lead captivity captive, in Scripture, is to subdue those who have held others in slavery, or captivity. – Ps. lxviii.

CAP'TOR, n. [L. capio, to take.]

One who takes, as a prisoner or a prize. It is appropriately one who takes a prize at sea.

CAP'TURE, n. [L. captura; Fr. capture; from L. capio, to take.]

1. In a general sense, the act of taking or seizing; as, the capture of an enemy, of a ship, or of booty, by force, surprise or stratagem.
2. The thing taken; a prize; prey taken by force, surprise or stratagem.
3. Seizure; arrest; as, the capture of a criminal or debtor.

CAP'TURE, v.t.

To take or seize by force, surprise or stratagem, as an enemy or his property; to take by force under the authority of a commission; as, to capture a ship.

CAP'TUR-ED, pp.

Taken as a prize.

CAP'TUR-ING, ppr.

Seizing as a prize.

CA-PUC'CI-O, n. [It.]

A capuchin or hood.

CA-PU'CHED, a.

Covered with a hood. [Little used.] – Brown.

CAP-U-CHIN', n. [Fr. capucine, from capuce, a hood or cowl.]

1. A garment for females, consisting of a cloke and hood, made in imitation of the dress of capuchin monks. – Johnson.
2. A pigeon whose head is covered with feathers.

CAP-U-CHINS', n.

Monks of the order of St. Francis, who cover their heads with a capuce, capuchon, a stuff-cap or cowl. They are clothed in brown or gray, go barefooted, and never shave their faces. – Encyc.

CAP'U-CINE, n.

A species of monkey, the sagoo or sai.

CAP'U-LIN, n.

The Mexican cherry.

CAPUT-MORTUUM, n. [Caput mortuum. L.]

Dead matter, lees, worthless remains.

CAR, or CAER, n. [or CHAR.]

in names of places, is sometimes the Celtic Caer, a town or city, as in Caermarthen.