captivative

cap·ti·vate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap-tuh-veyt]
- /ˈkæp təˌveɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap-tuh-veyt]
- /ˈkæp təˌveɪt/

Definitions of captivative word

verb with object captivative to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him. 1
verb with object captivative Obsolete. to capture; subjugate. 1

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Origin of captivative

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; < Late Latin captīvātus (past participle of captīvāre to take captive), equivalent to Latin captīv(us) captive + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Captivative

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Captivative

captivative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.