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   Cap·ti·vate

   /ˈkaptəˌvāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm: "he was captivated by her beauty"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from late Latin captivat- ‘taken captive’, from the verb captivare, from captivus (see captive).

   Derivatives

   • 1. captivation noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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