captivate
2 antonyms for captivate — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
2. verb
To attract someone strongly and hold their interest and attention.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin captīvātus, the perfect passive participle of captīvō (“to capture”), from Latin captīvus (“captive, prisoner”) (ultimately from capiō (“to capture, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to hold; to seize”)) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs). Equivalent to captive + -at...
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