Usually means: Seeking favor by flattering others.
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  1. captation: Merriam-Webster
  2. captation: Wordnik
  3. captation: Wiktionary
  4. Captation: Dictionary.com
  5. Captation: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. captation: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Captation: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. captation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  9. captation: FreeDictionary.org
  10. captation: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  11. Captation: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  2. Captation: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (captation)

noun:  (obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction
noun:  Misspelling of coaptation. [The bringing together of two parts to form an approximated positioning; used especially of a dislocated joint (in reference to reduction), a broken bone (in reference to bonesetting), portions of soft tissue (in reference to wound closure or to anastomosis), or heart valve function (wherein good leaflet coaptation is healthy and poor coaptation causes regurgitation/insufficiency).]

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