释义 |
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. [Late Latin captivāre, captivāt-, to capture, from Latin captīvus, prisoner; see captive.] 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 ncap•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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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" |
captivateverb 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, disenchantcaptivateverbTo please greatly or irresistibly:beguile, bewitch, charm, enchant, entrance, fascinate.Translationscaptivate (ˈkӕptiveit) verb to charm, fascinate, or hold the attention of. He was captivated by her beauty. 迷住,吸引 迷住,吸引 captivate
Synonyms for captivateverb charmSynonyms- charm
- attract
- fascinate
- absorb
- entrance
- dazzle
- seduce
- enchant
- enthral
- beguile
- allure
- bewitch
- ravish
- enslave
- mesmerize
- ensnare
- hypnotize
- enrapture
- sweep off your feet
- enamour
- infatuate
Antonyms- disgust
- alienate
- repel
- repulse
- disenchant
Synonyms for captivateverb to please greatly or irresistiblySynonyms- beguile
- bewitch
- charm
- enchant
- entrance
- fascinate
Synonyms for captivateverb attractSynonyms- bewitch
- charm
- enamor
- enamour
- entrance
- trance
- enchant
- capture
- becharm
- beguile
- fascinate
- catch
Related Words |