Hypertext Webster Gateway: "captivate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, p. a. [L. captivatus.]
Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.
Women have been captivate ere now. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captivated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Captivating}.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of
captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See {Captive}.]
1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
Their woes whom fortune captivates. --Shak.
2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or
attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra
captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.
Irving.
Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;
facinate; capture; lead captive.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
captivate
v : attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm},
{enamor}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch}, {entrance},
{enchant}]
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