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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

capticatio

The act of captivating.

[R.]

The

captivation

of our understanding.

Bp. Hall.

Noun.

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

captivation ‎(plural captivations)

The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
- 1851 Henry Theodore Tuckerman - Characteristics of Literature: Illustrated by the Genius of Distinguished Writers
  But the test of an oration is not only its immediate effect; there are tricks of elocution, a jugglery of manner, and even a personal captivation that so win the senses as to bewilder the judgment.

act or state of being captivated