captative

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Definition of captative word

noun captative (linguistics) Describing a verb (in some languages) that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function. 1

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Parts of speech for Captative

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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captative popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

captative usage trend in Literature

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