captivate
To attract and hold attention and interestTo attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
» I was captivated by her beauty.
Ich war von ihrer Schönheit gefesselt.
Я был пленён её красотой.
Meaning
3 senses(figuratively, transitive)To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
bestechen, bezaubern, entzücken
очаро́выватьočaróvyvatʹ, очарова́тьočarovátʹ, пленя́тьplenjátʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
(figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
- attract; cause to be enamored
Examples
88 sentencesI was captivated by her beauty.
ruЯ был пленён её красотой. — sharptoothed
deIch war von ihrer Schönheit gefesselt. — Zaghawa
He knows how to captivate his audience.
deEr weiß, wie er sein Publikum fesseln kann. — al_ex_an_der
Tom and Mary explored the village, captivated by the charming adobe houses.
Том і Мері дослідили село і були захоплені чарівними глинобитними будинками. — deniko
He captivates us by his genius.
People were captivated by the story.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin captīvātus, the perfect passive participle of captīvō (“Learned borrowing from Late Latin captīvātus, the perfect passive participle of captīvō (“to capture”), from Latin captīvus (“captive, prisoner”) (ultimately from capiō (“to capture, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to hold; to seize”)) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs). Equivalent to captive + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
captivates, captivating, captivated, captivated| Base form | captivate · to captivate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | captivates |
| Present participle | captivating |
| Past simple | captivated |
| Past participle | captivated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
12 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle