Definition of Captivate

1. Verb. Attract; cause to be enamored. "The performance is likely to captivate Sue"; "She captured all the men's hearts"


Definition of Captivate

1. v. t. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

2. p. a. Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.

Definition of Captivate

1. Verb. Attract and hold interest and attention of; charm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Captivate

1. [v -VATED, -VATING, -VATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Captivate

captations
captative
captayne
captayneship
caption
captioned
captioner
captioners
captioning
captionless
captions
captious
captiously
captiousness
captiousnesses
captivate (current term)
captivated
captivates
captivating
captivatingly
captivation
captivations
captivator
captivators
captive
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captived
captively
captives
captiving

Literary usage of Captivate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Complete History of Connecticut, Civil and Ecclesiastical, from the by Benjamin Trumbull (1818)
"The Indians revenge the insult, captivate a number of the English and burn Brunswick. War is proclaimed against them. Governors Shute and Bur- net apply to ..."

2. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"They therefore offered him the most choice and costly gifts of gold and silver, and other things which could captivate the eye and inclination of the ..."

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