captivate

cap·ti·vate  (kpt-vt)

tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates

1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm.

2. Archaic To capture.

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[Late Latin captivre, captivt-, to capture, from Latin captvus, prisoner; see captive.]

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capti·vation n.

capti·vator n.

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captivate [ˈkæptɪˌveɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to hold the attention of by fascinating; enchant

2. an obsolete word for capture

[from Late Latin captivāre, from captīvus captive]

captivatingly  adv

captivation  n

captivator  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

captivate - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" bewitch, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, enchant, capture, becharm, beguile, fascinate, catch hold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"

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captivate

verb charm, attract, fascinate, absorb, entrance, dazzle, seduce, enchant, enthral, beguile, allure, bewitch, ravish, enslave, mesmerize, ensnare, hypnotize, enrapture, sweep off your feet, enamour, infatuate I was captivated by her sparkling personality.
disgust, alienate, repel, repulse, disenchant

Translations

captivate [ˈkæptɪveɪt] VT → encantar, cautivar

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captivate [ˈkæptɪveɪt] vt → captiver, fasciner

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captivate

vt → faszinieren, entzücken

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captivate [ˈkæptɪˌveɪt] vt → affascinare, incantare, avvincere

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captivate [ˈkæptɪˌveɪt] vt → affascinare, incantare, avvincere

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captivate

v captivate [ˈkӕptiveit]

to charm, fascinate, or hold the attention of He was captivated by her beauty. bekoor, betower يَسْحَرُ، يَخْلِبُ، يَسْبي الألْباب пленявам uchvátit fascinere; betage fesseln σαγηνεύω, τραβώ την προσοχή cautivar kütkestama شیفتن؛ افسون کردن saada valtoihinsa captiver לְהַקסִים मोहलेना, लुभाना osvojiti, očarati elragad memikat heilla, hrífa cattivarsi, affascinare うっとりとさせる (마음을) 사로잡다 sužavėti valdzināt tahanan bekoren fengsle, bedåre, fortrylle urzekać cativar a fascina пленять uchvátiť očarati očarati fängsla, tjusa หว่านเสน่ห์ büyülemek, etkilemek 迷住，吸引 захоплювати, зачаровувати مسحور کرنا ، مبہوت کرنا quyến rũ 迷住