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1. (v.t.) captivate
to attract intensely and fixedly; fascinate.
2. captivate
Obs. to capture.
Etymology: (1520–30; < LL captīvātus, ptp. of captīvāre)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
attract; cause to be enamored
"She captured all the men's hearts"
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1. captivate
taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed
2. (verb) captivate
to take prisoner; to capture; to subdue
3. (verb) captivate
to acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts
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Sense: to charm, fascinate, or hold the attention of
He was captivated by her beauty.
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 Afrikaans: bekoor, betower |
 Arabic: يَسْحَرُ، يَخْلِبُ، يَسْب |
 Bulgarian: пленявам |
 Brazilian: cativar |
 Czech: uchvátit |
 German: fesseln |
 Danish: fascinere; betage |
 Greek: σαγηνεύω, τραβώ την προσο |
 Spanish: cautivar |
 Estonian: kütkestama |
 Farsi: شیفتن؛ افسون کردن |
 Finnish: valloittaa |
 French: captiver |
 Hebrew: לְהַקסִים |
 Hindi: मोहलेना, लुभाना |
 Croatian: osvojiti, očarati |
 Hungarian: elragad |
 Indonesian: memikat |
 Icelandic: heilla, hrífa |
 Italian: cattivarsi, affascinare |
 Japanese: うっとりとさせる |
 Korean: (마음을) 사로잡다 |
 Lithuanian: sužavėti |
 Latvian: valdzināt |
 Malay: tahanan |
 Dutch: bekoren |
 Norwegian: fengsle, bedåre, fortryll |
 Polish: urzekać |
 Persian: شیفتن؛ افسون کردن |
 Pashto: مايل كول، حذب كول، ځانته |
 Portuguese: cativar |
 Romanian: a fascina |
 Russian: пленять |
 Slovak: uchvátiť |
 Slovenian: očarati |
 Serbian: očarati |
 Swedish: fängsla, tjusa |
 Thai: หว่านเสน่ห์ |
 Turkish: büyülemek, etkilemek |
 Taiwanese: 迷住，吸引 |
 Ukrainian: захоплювати, зачаровувати |
 Urdu: مسحور کرنا ، مبہوت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: quyến rũ |
 Chinese: 迷住，吸引 |
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