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captivation
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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | captivation - the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)fascinationspell, trance, enchantment - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation | | 2. | captivation - a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusualenchantment, enthrallment, fascinationliking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" |
captivation
Synonyms for captivationnoun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)SynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusualSynonyms- enchantment
- enthrallment
- fascination
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