captation

kæpˈteɪʃən

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Definition of captation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychology

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act of capturing attention or affection

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His captation of the audience was impressive.

deception

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act of obtaining something through deceit

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The captation of the inheritance was discovered later.

deceit

fraud

trickery

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Origin of captation

Latin, captatio (seizing) + -ion (action)

Examples of captation in a sentence

Her captation of his heart was swift and complete.
His captation of the funds was revealed during the audit.
The captation of the prize was achieved through lies.

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French:captivation, obtention frauduleuse, ...
German:Aufmerksamkeitserregung, Betrug, ...
Italian:attrazione, ottenimento fraudolento, ...
Spanish:captación, obtención fraudulenta, ...
Portuguese:atração, obtenção por engano, ...
Chinese:注意力捕获, 骗取, ...
Japanese:注意を引くこと, 詐欺, ...
Arabic:جَذْبُ الانْتِبَاه, اِسْتِحْواذ بِالخِداع, ...
Hebrew:לְכִידַת תְּשׂוּמַת לֵב, הַשָּׂגָה בְּמִרְמָה, ...
Russian:привлечение внимания, захват, ...
Ukrainian:захоплення уваги, отримання обманом, ...
Hindi:ध्यानाकर्षण, धोखाधड़ी, ...
Bengali:মনোযোগ আকর্ষণ, প্রতারণা, ...
Catalan:captació, engany, ...
Czech:upoutání, podvodné získání, ...
Danish:opmærksomhedsfangst, bedrageri, ...
Dutch:aandacht trekken, bedrog, ...
Greek:προσέλκυση, απάτη, ...
Hungarian:megnyerés, kicsalás, ...
Khmer:ការទាក់ទាញការចាប់អារម្មណ៍ ឬ សេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់, ការទទួលបានអ្វីមួយដោយការបោកបញ្ឆោត, ...
Korean:관심 끌기, 사기, ...
Persian:جلب توجه, فریب, ...
Polish:przyciąganie uwagi, oszustwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):atração, captação fraudulenta, ...
Romanian:atragerea atenției, captare, ...
Swedish:uppmärksamhet, bedrägeri, ...
Thai:การดึงดูดความสนใจ, การหลอกลวง, ...
Turkish:dikkat çekme, hile ile elde etme, ...
Vietnamese:sự thu hút sự chú ý, sự lừa dối, ...

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