ad captandum

adjective

Attempting to win popular favour, or to dupe the public.

OriginLatin ad →
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Meanings

adjectivead captandum (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAttempting to win popular favour, or to dupe the public.

Origin

  1. Latinad
  2. Englishad captandum

From Latin ad + captandum (“for catching”).

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APA

ad captandum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20captandum

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“ad captandum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20captandum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ad captandum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20captandum.

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