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changeable, impulsive, crotchety, quirky, unreliable,<br />

inconstant, fanciful, wanton: His decisions are capricious and<br />

not based on sound judgement. The weather in March is<br />

capricious: as Mark Twain said, if you don't like it, just wait<br />

five minutes.<br />

capsize v. upset, overturn, turn turtle or upside down, tip (over),<br />

keel over, invert: When the wind capsized the boat, we lost all<br />

our gear overboard.<br />

captivate v. enthral or US enthrall, enslave, fascinate, hypnotize,<br />

entrance, beguile, charm, enamour, enchant, bewitch, enrapture,<br />

dazzle, infatuate, attract, allure, seduce, win: Her beauty<br />

captivated film-goers everywhere.<br />

captive n. 1 prisoner, convict, hostage, detainee, internee; slave,<br />

bondman or bondsman, bondservant: The captives were kept in a<br />

wretched hole.<br />

--adj. 2 imprisoned, incarcerated, confined, caged, locked up,<br />

under lock and key: Captive animals lose their free spirit.<br />

captivity n. confinement, imprisonment, internment, detention, custody,<br />

incarceration, restraint; bondage, slavery, thraldom or US also<br />

thralldom, enslavement, servitude; Archaic durance: Some wild<br />

creatures do not survive in captivity. Entire populations of<br />

conquered territories were taken into captivity in ancient<br />

times.<br />

capture n. 1 seizure, taking, catching, arrest, apprehension, Slang<br />

pinch, collar: They celebrated the capture of the Spanish<br />

galleon. The State has offered a reward for the capture of the<br />

bank robbers.<br />

--v. 2 seize, take, catch, lay or take hold of, grab,<br />

apprehend, arrest, Slang pinch, collar, nab, Brit nick:<br />

Eventually, they captured the thief on the roof.<br />

car<br />

n. 1 (motor) vehicle, motor car, automobile, passenger car,<br />

Old-fashioned or slang motor; Chiefly US auto; Colloq jalopy,<br />

heap, pile, crate, machine, buggy, transport; Slang wheels:<br />

Borrow a car and drive down for the weekend. 2 (railway)<br />

carriage: The body was found in a sleeping car of the Orient

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