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cap·ti·vate
(kăp′tə-vāt′)tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates
1. To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit. See Synonyms at charm.
2. Archaic To capture.
[Late Latin captivāre, captivāt-, to capture, from Latin captīvus, prisoner; see captive.]
cap′ti·va′tion n.
cap′ti·va′tor n.
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captivate
(ˈkæptɪˌveɪt)vb (tr)
1. to hold the attention of by fascinating; enchant
2. an obsolete word for capture
[C16: from Late Latin captivāre, from captīvus captive]
ˈcaptiˌvatingly adv
ˌcaptiˈvation n
ˈcaptiˌvator n
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cap•ti•vate
(ˈkæp təˌveɪt)v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing.
1. to attract intensely and fixedly; fascinate.
2. Obs. to capture.
[1520–30; < Late Latin captīvātus, past participle of captīvāre]
cap`ti•va′tion, n.
cap′ti•va`tor, n.
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captivate
Past participle: captivated
Gerund: captivating
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| 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
disgust, alienate, repel, repulse, disenchant
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captivate
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Translations
يَسْحَرُ، يَخْلِبُ، يَسْبي الألْباب
uchvátit
betagefascinere
očarati
elragad
heilla, hrífa
valdzināt
büyülemeketkilemek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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captivate
vt → faszinieren, entzücken
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captivate
(ˈkӕptiveit) verb to charm, fascinate, or hold the attention of. He was captivated by her beauty.
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