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captivate

v.
US //ˈkæptɪˌveɪt// UK //kˈæptɪvˌeɪt// cap·ti·vate Archaic
Synonyms
Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Late Latin captīvātus, the perfect passive participle of captīvō (“to capture”), from Latin captīvus (“captive, prisoner”) (ultimately from capiō (“to capture, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to hold; to seize”)) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs). Equivalent to captive + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

See Etymology 1. Equivalent to captive + -ate (adjective-forming suffix)

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