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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.
[Late Latin captivre, captivt-, to capture, from Latin captvus, prisoner; see captive.]
capti·vation n.
capti·vator n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.captivated - strongly attracted
charmed
loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"
2.captivated - filled with wonder and delight
beguiled, enthralled, entranced, charmed, delighted
enchanted - influenced as by charms or incantations


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They have much the same quality of simple and sincerely moralized realism that I found afterwards in the work of the early Swiss realist, Jeremias Gotthelf, and very likely it was this that captivated my judgment.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Nay, I must confess, that even I myself, who am not remarkably liable to be captivated with show, have yielded not a little to the impressions of much preceding state.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
WE tramped along behind Jim and Lem till we come to the back stile where old Jim's cabin was that he was captivated in, the time we set him free, and here come the dogs piling around us to say howdy, and there was the lights of the house, too; so we warn't afeard any more, and was going to climb over, but Tom says:
Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context
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