Polyglot Dictionary

cativar

/katʃiˈvaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
cativo
preterite (eu)
cativei
past participle
cativado

Meaning

  1. to captivate

    • O sorriso a cativou.

      Her smile captivated him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cautivar

cautivar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to captivate."

Spanish

embelesar

embelesar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to captivate."

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