Polyglot Dictionary

cautivar

/kautiˈβaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
cautivo
preterite (yo)
cautivé
past participle
cautivado

Meaning

  1. to captivate

    • Su voz cautivó al público.

      Her voice captivated the audience.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

embelesar

embelesar means to captivate or enchant, more literary or intense, leaving someone spellbound; cautivar is the general word for "to captivate."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cativar

cativar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to captivate."

Practice

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