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decaptivate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-cap-ti-vate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make not captive, or less captive; to free.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + captivate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

decaptivates (present, singular) decaptivating (participle, present) decaptivated (participle, past) decaptivated (past)

Questions

What does decaptivate mean?
To make not captive, or less captive; to free.
Where does decaptivate come from?
From de- + captivate.

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