captatio

captātĭo, ōnis, f. [capto],

• a reaching after or catching at something (rare): verborum, Cic. Part. Or. 23, 81: puerilis vocum similium, Quint. 8, 3, 57: testamenti, legacy-hunting, Plin. 20, 14, 57, § 160; Quint. 8, 6, 51.—
• II In fencing, t. t., a feint, Quint. 5, 13, 54.

captātio, ōnis, f. (capto), I) das eifrige Greifen, Trachten, Haschen nach etw., verborum, Wortklauberei, Silbenstecherei, Cic.: puerilis similium vocum aut ambiguarum, Quint.: testamenti, Erbschleicherei, Plin. – absol., Quint. 8, 6, 51. – II) als t. t. der Fechter, die Finte, Quint. 5, 13, 54.

captatio [CL] , a courting (of favour); cf. captio 13. b attention to, regard for (time). a quod premittitur est quasi benevolentie ~o Beleth RDO 47. 54.  b quod ‥ populo foret veritas ‥ sine ~one temporis vel circumstancie predicanda Wycl. Ver. I 342.

captātĭō, ōnis, f. (capto), action de chercher à saisir, à surprendre : captatio verborum Cic. Part. 81, chicane de mots || recherche : Quint. 8, 3, 57 || action de capter : captatio testamenti Plin. 20, 160, captation de testament || feinte [terme dʼescrime] : Quint. 5, 13, 54.

captatio , onis. f. v. capto.
— verborum 好挑句。— testamenti 謀爲之繼後。

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captātiō ōnis, f

• capto, a reaching after, catching at: verborum.