Etymology

captivatrix

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Today it means: A female captivator. Full definition →

Latin captīvātrīx
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcaptīvātrīx
  2. English todaycaptivatrix

Learned borrowing from Latin captīvātrīx. By surface analysis, captivate + -trix.

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