captivate

cap·ti·vate

C0093800 (kăp′tə-vāt′)tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit. See Synonyms at charm.2. Archaic To capture.

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[Late Latin captivāre, captivāt-, to capture, from Latin captīvus, prisoner; see captive.]

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cap′ti·va′tion n.cap′ti·va′tor n.

captivate

(ˈkæptɪˌveɪt) vb (tr) 1. to hold the attention of by fascinating; enchant2. an obsolete word for capture[C16: from Late Latin captivāre, from captīvus captive] ˈcaptiˌvatingly adv ˌcaptiˈvation n ˈcaptiˌvator n

cap•ti•vate

(ˈkæp təˌveɪt)

v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 1. to attract intensely and fixedly; fascinate. 2. Obs. to capture. [1520–30; < Late Latin captīvātus, past participle of captīvāre] cap`ti•va′tion, n. cap′ti•va`tor, n.

captivate

Past participle: captivated
Gerund: captivating

Imperative
captivate
captivate

Present
I captivate
you captivate
he/she/it captivates
we captivate
you captivate
they captivate

Preterite
I captivated
you captivated
he/she/it captivated
we captivated
you captivated
they captivated

Present Continuous
I am captivating
you are captivating
he/she/it is captivating
we are captivating
you are captivating
they are captivating

Present Perfect
I have captivated
you have captivated
he/she/it has captivated
we have captivated
you have captivated
they have captivated

Past Continuous
I was captivating
you were captivating
he/she/it was captivating
we were captivating
you were captivating
they were captivating

Past Perfect
I had captivated
you had captivated
he/she/it had captivated
we had captivated
you had captivated
they had captivated

Future
I will captivate
you will captivate
he/she/it will captivate
we will captivate
you will captivate
they will captivate

Future Perfect
I will have captivated
you will have captivated
he/she/it will have captivated
we will have captivated
you will have captivated
they will have captivated

Future Continuous
I will be captivating
you will be captivating
he/she/it will be captivating
we will be captivating
you will be captivating
they will be captivating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been captivating
you have been captivating
he/she/it has been captivating
we have been captivating
you have been captivating
they have been captivating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been captivating
you will have been captivating
he/she/it will have been captivating
we will have been captivating
you will have been captivating
they will have been captivating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been captivating
you had been captivating
he/she/it had been captivating
we had been captivating
you had been captivating
they had been captivating

Conditional
I would captivate
you would captivate
he/she/it would captivate
we would captivate
you would captivate
they would captivate

Past Conditional
I would have captivated
you would have captivated
he/she/it would have captivated
we would have captivated
you would have captivated
they would have captivated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

captivate - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"bewitch, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, enchant, capture, becharm, beguile, fascinate, catchhold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"

captivate

verb charm, attract, fascinate, absorb, entrance, dazzle, seduce, enchant, enthral, beguile, allure, bewitch, ravish, enslave, mesmerize, ensnare, hypnotize, enrapture, sweep off your feet, enamour, infatuate I was captivated by her sparkling personality.
disgust, alienate, repel, repulse, disenchant

captivate

verbTo please greatly or irresistibly:beguile, bewitch, charm, enchant, entrance, fascinate.

Translations

吸引迷住

captivate

(ˈkӕptiveit) verb to charm, fascinate, or hold the attention of. He was captivated by her beauty. 迷住，吸引 迷住，吸引