† encaptive Obs.
(ɛnˈkæptɪv)
Also 6–7 incaptive.
[f. en-1 + captive a.]
To make into a captive; to captivate, enthral.
| 1592 Nashe P. Penilesse B ij b, These two Earth wormes [Greediness and Niggardize] encaptiued this beautifull substaunce [gold]. 1599 ― Lenten Stuffe 59 To..encaptiue him to her trenchour. 1605 Daniel Trag. Philotas i. ii, More Than my incaptiv'd Fortune doth allow. |