If the suffix - ive means "one who is" and a second suffix, - ate, means "cause to become," what does the word captivate mean?

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Rosa Alvarado

17 February, 06:33

If the suffix - ive means "one who is" and a second suffix, - ate, means "cause to become," what does the word captivate mean?

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Nikolas Johns · Answer 1

Captivate means to cause to come attracted or to get the attention of. The suffix is - ate. In the word captive, the suffix is - ive. The word changes depending on the tense and suffix.