captivate
11captivate vs capture — Captivate is a verb used to describe the action of attracting and holding the attention or interest of something or someone. For example: After being unrolled and revealed to Caesar, Cleopatra captivated him with her intelligence. Capture… …
12captivate vs capture — Captivate is a verb used to describe the action of attracting and holding the attention or interest of something or someone. For example: After being unrolled and revealed to Caesar, Cleopatra captivated him with her intelligence. Capture… …
13captivate — transitive verb ( vated; vating) Date: circa 1555 1. archaic seize, capture 2. to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal Synonyms: see attract • captivation …
14captivate — captivatingly, adv. captivation, n. captivative, adj. captivator, n. /kap teuh vayt /, v.t., captivated, captivating. 1. to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated… …
15captivate — verb Attract and hold interest and attention of; charm …
16captivate — Synonyms and related words: allure, argue into, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, bring over, bring round, bring to reason, carry away, cast a spell, charm, con, convince, dazzle, delectate, delight, draw, draw on, draw over, enamor, enchant,… …
17captivate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. charm, fascinate, enchant, enamor; enthrall; bewitch. See pleasure, attraction.Ant., offend, displease. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. delight, charm, enthrall; see entertain 1 , fascinate . See Synonym… …
18captivate — cap|ti|vate [ˈkæptıveıt] v [T] to attract someone very much, and hold their attention be captivated by sb/sth ▪ He was captivated by her beauty …
19captivate — cap|ti|vate [ kæptı,veıt ] verb transitive to attract or interest someone very much: Their romance captivated the whole country …
20captivate — [[t]kæ̱ptɪveɪt[/t]] captivates, captivating, captivated VERB If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive. [be V ed] I was captivated by her brilliant mind... [V n] For 40 years she has captivated the… …
