English > captivate: 1 sense > verb 1, emotionMeaning | attract; cause to be enamored. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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Model | The performance is likely to captivate Sue |
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Synonyms | capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant |
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Narrower | hold | hold the attention of |
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work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence |
Broader | attract, appeal | Be attractive to |
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Spanish | captar, capturar, cautivar, conquistar, deleitar, enamorar, encantar, fascinar |
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Catalan | captar, captivar, capturar, delectar, embruixar, enamorar, encantar, encisar, extasiar, fascinar, fetillar, seduir |
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Nouns | captivation | a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual |
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captivation | the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) |
captive | a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion |