cativar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin captīvāre, present active infinitive of captīvō (“I capture”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐtiˈvaɾ/
Verb
cativar (first-person singular present indicative cativo, past participle cativado)
- 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.
- 2015, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, O Pequeno Príncipe, Pelekanos Books →ISBN
- to dominate
- to capture
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb cativar
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cativar.
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