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Definition of Captivated
1. Adjective. Strongly attracted.
2. Adjective. Filled with wonder and delight.
Definition of Captivated
1. Verb. (past of captivate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Captivated
1. captivate [v] - See also: captivate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Captivated
Literary usage of Captivated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Documentary History of the State of New-York: Arranged Under Direction by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, New York (State). Secretary's Office, Christopher Morgan (1849)
"... of which we hare intelligence that they were upon the march the tuo other
parties have effected their exploit having kild & captivated 99 about ..."
2. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"He reforms Alypius, his friend, -who had been captivated by a foolish passion
for the shows of ... captivated ..."
3. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1862)
"... Judith captivated that great Captain Holofernes; Delilah, Samson; Rosamund, "
Henry the Second; Roxa- lana, Solyman the Magnificent, &c. ..."
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