Captivate

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:19 pts9 letters

Definition of Captivate

Verb

To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue. To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.

Adjective

Made captive; taken prisoner; captured, subdued.

Anagrams of Captivate

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "captivate":

8-LETTER WORDS

activate apatetic capitate cavitate

7-LETTER WORDS

apatite captive cavetti

6-LETTER WORDS

active atavic aviate capita cattie caveat pattie tapeta tipcat vacate vittae

5-LETTER WORDS

aceta aecia apace attic cavie civet epact evict petit petti pieta pitta tacet tacit tecta+3 more

4-LETTER WORDS

acta atap cape cate cave cite epic etic paca pace pact pate pave peat

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "captivate" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

CA...Words starting with "ca"...TEWords ending with "te"All 9-letter words Unscramble "captivate"

Rhyming Words

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