cativar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin captīvāre (to capture).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [ka.t͡ʃiˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.t͡ʃiˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.t͡ʃiˈva(ʁ)/ [ka.t͡ʃiˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.t͡ʃiˈva(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tiˈvaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tiˈbaɾ/ [kɐ.tiˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tiˈva.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ti‧var

Verb

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

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cativar.

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

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

  1. Obsolete spelling of cautivar

Conjugation

Further reading

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