A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Captivat, v. [e.m.E. captivate (c 1526), L. captīvāt-, ppl. stem of captīvāre.] tr. To capture. —1637 Rutherford Lett. (1671) 136 (detain and captivat the truth of God). 1639 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 162 (to assault the toun and to captivat the same).
