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cap·ti·vate

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates

To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm.
Archaic To capture.

ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin captivre, captivt-, to capture, from Latin captvus, prisoner ; see captive

OTHER FORMS:
capti·vation(Noun), capti·vator(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for captivate

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