captative

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adjective

Describing a verb (in some languages) that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function

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Meanings

adjectivecaptative (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesDescribing a verb (in some languages) that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function
nouncaptative (plural captatives)

plural captatives

  1. human sciencesA verb that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function.

Translations

Finnish kaptatiivinen
  • kaptatiivinenlinguistics: referring to hunting or catching

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

captivate
Cite this entry
APA

captative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captative

MLA

“captative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “captative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captative.

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