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- Dictionarycaptivate/ˈkaptɪveɪt/
verb
- 1. attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm: "he was captivated by her beauty"
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The meaning of CAPTIVATE is to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal. How to use captivate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Captivate.
to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive: With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere. Synonyms. beguile literary. bewitch. capture. charm. enchant. entrance literary. fascinate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attracting and tempting. affinity. allure.
To captivate means to attract others, fascinating or enchanting them. Some people are able to captivate with wit and charm, others with physical beauty, still others with intelligence.
CAPTIVATE meaning: 1. to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or…. Learn more.
verb. If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive. I was captivated by her brilliant mind. [be VERB -ed + by] For 40 years she has captivated the world with her soulful voice. [VERB noun] Synonyms: charm, attract, fascinate, absorb More Synonyms of captivate. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of captivate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.]
to interest or attract someone very much: She captivated film audiences with her beauty and charm. captivating. adjective. a captivating performance. (Definition of captivate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of captivate. in Chinese (Traditional) 使著迷, 迷住, 吸引… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
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Captivate definition: to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant. See examples of CAPTIVATE used in a sentence.
