captateur, n.m., (jur.) inveigler (one who uses undue influence).
captation, n.f., inveigling, undue influence, captation.
captatoire, adj., inveigling.
capter, v.a., to court, to coax, to win by bribery. — la bienveillance de quelqu’un; to curry the favor of any one. — les suffrages; to bribe, to win unfairly, to get by bribery.
captieusement (-sieûz-mān), adv., captiously, insidiously, cunningly, deceitfully.
captieu-x, -se (-cieu-), adj., captious, insidious.
capti-f, -ve, adj., captive.
capti-f, n.m., -ve, n.f., captive.
captiver, v.a., to captivate, to charm, to enslave; to bring under. — l’attention; to captivate attention. La beauté qui le captive; the beauty that enslaves him. — la bienveillance; to win any one’s favor.