Captivate

//ˈkæptɪveɪt//

Synonyms for "captivate" (109 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Verb(8 words)

enamour enchant becharm beguile bewitch capture catch charm

fascinate allure argue into attract becharm beguile bewitch bring over bring round bring to reason capture carry away cast a spell charm

Strong matches (33)

con content convince court dazzle delectate delight disarm draw draw on draw over enamor enchant endear engage engross enrapture enravish enslave enthrall

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entrance freak out gain gain over glamour gratify grip hold

Verb(5 words)

court enamor enthrill entrance fascinate

Related words (54)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

2 entries

appeal attract

Synonyms

2 entries

capture fascinate

Related terms

3 entries

captivation captive capture

derived

7 entries

captivated captivating captivator captivatrix decaptivate recaptivate uncaptivate

related to

6 entries

attention attract capture charm interest subdue

Translations

58 translations across 22 languages.

Arabic

3 entries

أَخَذَ verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
أَسَرَ verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
فَتَنَ verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Belarusian

2 entries

зачарава́ць verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
зачаро́ўваць verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Bulgarian

1 entries

очаровам verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Catalan

1 entries

captivar verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

着迷 verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
著迷 verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Czech

3 entries

okouzlit verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
uchvátit verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
upoutat verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Dutch

3 entries

bekoren verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
boeien verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
fascineren verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Finnish

1 entries

kiehtoa verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

French

1 entries

captiver verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

German

4 entries

bestechen verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
bezaubern verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
entzücken verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
faszinieren verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Hungarian

4 entries

elbűvöl verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
elragadtat verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
lebilincsel verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
lefegyverez verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Italian

4 entries

accattivare verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
attirare l'attenzione verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
attrarre verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
catturare verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Japanese

1 entries

惹き付ける verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Macedonian

2 entries

ма́ѓепса verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
о́свои verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Māori

1 entries

ātahu verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Portuguese

1 entries

cativar verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Russian

4 entries

зачаро́вывать verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
зачарова́ть verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
очаро́вывать verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
очарова́ть verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

beò-ghlac verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

očárati verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
оча́рати verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Spanish

3 entries

captivar verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
cautivar verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)
embelesar verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Swedish

1 entries

fängsla verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Tamil

1 entries

கவர் verb (to attract and hold (someone’s) attention and interest)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He knows how to captivate his audience.

Source: tatoeba (289948)

I saw the stars; they captivate the eye, and their beauty is beyond comparison.

Source: tatoeba (1296466)

Mary is a charismatic performer, and really knows how to captivate her audience.

Source: tatoeba (4807810)

A nine-year-old’s story, and that of other young patients, captivate millions — and raises millions of dollars for research.

Source: tatoeba (11364276)

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