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Today’s pangrams are CAPTIVATE and CAPTIVE.
CAPTIVATE is defined as attract; cause to be enamored.
CAPTIVE is defined as giving or marked by complete attention to. It is also defined as a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war. It is also defined as being in captivity. It is also defined as an animal that is confined. It is also defined as a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion.
ACACIA is defined as any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
The word ACAI has no known definition.
ACCEPT is defined as give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to. It is also defined as be designed to hold or take. It is also defined as tolerate or accommodate oneself to. It is also defined as admit into a group or community. It is also defined as take on as one’s own the expenses or debts of another person. It is also defined as make use of or accept for some purpose. It is also defined as receive willingly something given or offered. It is also defined as be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal. It is also defined as consider or hold as true. It is also defined as react favorably to; consider right and proper. It is also defined as receive (a report) officially, as from a committee.
ACETATE is defined as a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate. It is also defined as a salt or ester of acetic acid.
ACETIC is defined as relating to or containing acetic acid.
ACTIVATE is defined as put in motion or move to act. It is also defined as aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter. It is also defined as make active or more active. It is also defined as make more adsorptive. It is also defined as make (substances) radioactive.
ACTIVE is defined as engaged in or ready for military or naval operations. It is also defined as chemical agent capable of activity. It is also defined as (used of verbs (e.g. `to run’) and participial adjectives (e.g. `running’ in `running water’)) expressing action rather than a state of being. It is also defined as taking part in an activity. It is also defined as in operation. It is also defined as the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb. It is also defined as a person who is a participating member of an organization. It is also defined as characterized by energetic activity. It is also defined as disposed to take action or effectuate change. It is also defined as engaged in full-time work. It is also defined as exerting influence or producing a change or effect. It is also defined as expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:. It is also defined as full of activity or engaged in continuous activity. It is also defined as (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting. It is also defined as (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt. It is also defined as (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions. It is also defined as tending to become more severe or wider in scope.
APACE is defined as with speed. It is also defined as (poetic, literary) quickly.
APIECE is defined as to or from every one of two or more (considered individually).
APPETITE is defined as a feeling of craving something.
APPETITIVE is defined as of or relating to appetite.
ATTIC is defined as informal terms for a human head. It is also defined as floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage. It is also defined as the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia. It is also defined as (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof. It is also defined as of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times.
AVIATE is defined as operate an airplane.
The word CACTI has no known definition.
CAPE is defined as a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. It is also defined as a strip of land projecting into a body of water.
The word CAVA has no known definition.
CAVE is defined as hollow out as if making a cave or opening. It is also defined as explore natural caves. It is also defined as a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea.
CAVEAT is defined as a warning against certain acts. It is also defined as (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing.
The word EAVE has no known definition.
IPECAC is defined as a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
PACE is defined as a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. It is also defined as the relative speed of progress or change. It is also defined as measure (distances) by pacing. It is also defined as the rate of moving (especially walking or running). It is also defined as the rate of some repeating event. It is also defined as a step in walking or running. It is also defined as the distance covered by a step. It is also defined as go at a pace. It is also defined as regulate or set the pace of. It is also defined as walk with slow or fast paces.
PACT is defined as a written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
PAPA is defined as an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.
PATE is defined as the top of the head. It is also defined as liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned.
PAVE is defined as a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows. It is also defined as cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic.
PEACE is defined as the absence of mental stress or anxiety. It is also defined as the general security of public places. It is also defined as a treaty to cease hostilities. It is also defined as harmonious relations; freedom from disputes. It is also defined as the state prevailing during the absence of war.
PEAT is defined as partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried.
The word PEPITA has no known definition.
PICA is defined as a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing. It is also defined as magpies. It is also defined as an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently.
The word PICCATA has no known definition.
PITA is defined as usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling.
The word PITAPAT has no known definition.
The word TACET has no known definition.
TACIT is defined as implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
TACT is defined as consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense.
TACTIC is defined as a plan for attaining a particular goal.
TAPA is defined as a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark. It is also defined as the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.
TAPE is defined as measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths. It is also defined as a recording made on magnetic tape. It is also defined as register electronically. It is also defined as record on videotape. It is also defined as memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information. It is also defined as a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening. It is also defined as fasten or attach with tape. It is also defined as the finishing line for a foot race.
TEAT is defined as the small projection of a mammary gland.
TITIVATE is defined as make neat, smart, or trim.
VACATE is defined as leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily. It is also defined as leave behind empty; move out of. It is also defined as cancel officially.
The word VAPE has no known definition.
VITIATE is defined as corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. It is also defined as make imperfect. It is also defined as take away the legal force of or render ineffective.
VIVACE is defined as (of tempo) very fast and lively.
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