cativar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin captīvāre (to capture).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ti‧var

Verb[edit]

cativar (first-person singular present cativo, first-person singular preterite cativei, past participle cativado)

  1. to captivate, to charm, to seduce, to attract
    • 2015, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, O Pequeno Príncipe, Pelekanos Books, →ISBN:
      O que significa "cativar"? – É uma coisa de que toda a gente se esqueceu - disse a raposa. Significa criar laços.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to dominate
  3. to capture

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Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cativar.

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Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

cativar (first-person singular present cativo, first-person singular preterite cativé, past participle cativado)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cautivar

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