[syn: beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
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Their woes whom fortune captivates. --Shak.
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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.
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Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.
Irving.
Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;
facinate; capture; lead captive.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
captivated \captivated\ adj.
1. having an affection or admiration, caused by charm of the
person or object.
Syn: charmed.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn: beguiled, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
captivated
adj 1: strongly attracted [syn: captivated, charmed]
2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: beguiled,
captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled,
entranced]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "captivated":
agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, astonished, astounded,
at gaze, awed, awestruck, becharmed, beguiled, bewildered,
bewitched, breathless, charm-bound, charmed, confounded,
dumbfounded, dumbstruck, enamored, enchanted, enraptured,
enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted,
gaping, gauping, gazing, heartsmitten, hypnotized, in a trance,
in awe, in awe of, infatuate, infatuated, lost in wonder,
marveling, mesmerized, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed,
popeyed, puzzled, rapt in wonder, smitten, spell-caught,
spellbound, staggered, staring, stupefied, surprised,
thunderstruck, under a charm, under a spell, wide-eyed,
wonder-struck, wondering