"decaptivate" meaning in English

See decaptivate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: decaptivates [present, singular, third-person], decaptivating [participle, present], decaptivated [participle, past], decaptivated [past]
Etymology: From de- + captivate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|captivate}} de- + captivate Head templates: {{en-verb}} decaptivate (third-person singular simple present decaptivates, present participle decaptivating, simple past and past participle decaptivated)
  1. (transitive) To make not captive, or less captive; to free. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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