to captivate
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4.2
- verb
- /ˈkæptɪˌveɪt/
:
cautivar
- Her ability to tell stories and bring characters to life captivated everyone in the audience.
- captivates the human imagination
- captivate students
And with those words, Socrates can totally captivate an audience.
- And with those words, Socrates can totally captivate an audience.
- Because the the Jeopardy challenge, you know, captivated the world.
- Don't just find things that captivate you.
- A mesmerizing beauty who captivated the world.
- Why isn't this just totally captivating?
- So I feel Oh my God, such a sexy scent that just lingers and just tells a story and captivates the hearts of everyone.
- And then when we got to the ending, I was sort of like, you know, so it captivated me.
- The same was true of Cormac McCarthy, JK Rowling, Stephen King, all the authors that captivated us in so many ways and sold millions and millions of books.
- Why does it captivate you as it does?
- Just watching how to, you know, captivate a room in a very jovial manner no matter what's going on.
- You just have to inherit traits that captivate a woman and these are those traits.
Examples
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But so few people can captivate an entire audience of fans like you can.
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- Another strange turn in a trial that has already begun to captivate the nation.
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You, you do your thing and you have to captivate a crowd and and then you pass your hat.
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And I knew that it would captivate a lot of people because there were so many perspectives in this film.
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Scientists consider gaming a way to captivate student interest so that they will spend time learning on their own.
Academic text (2009) -
And with those words, Socrates can totally captivate an audience.
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Techniques such as this captivate students and lure them to become committed to the lesson.
Academic text (1990) -
This phenomenon has been haunting our skies for four years and now her images captivate the world.
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Its changeable beauty and the diversity of its inhabitants are enough to captivate any visitor.
Academic text (2000) -
So Brett Cooper, you're a conservative and cultural commentator who has captivated audiences with your sharp insights and relatable perspective.
Synonyms
991
1.9
Make people notice or want something
457
2.8
To make someone admire you or accept an idea
244
2.0
To get someone's attention or interest
238
3.4
To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
143
5.1
To make someone curious or interested
71
2.2
To please people by being friendly and attractive
39
6.4
To hold someone's full attention as if by magic
37
3.0
To attract and hold someone's interest or affection
33
6.1
To hold someone's full attention because something is very interesting or surprising
23
7.2
To attract and charm someone as if by magic
22
2.8
Make someone notice you or something
20
6.8
To hold someone's full attention by being very interesting
17
4.8
To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
13
6.3
To fill someone with wonder and delight
8
2.7
Attract someone's attention because it is interesting or noticeable
6
6.5
To attract someone by using charm
4
8.4
To attract and charm someone while tricking them
3
3.3
Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested
1
7.0
To hold people completely interested as if by magic
1
3.2
To attract and keep people's interest
1
7.0
To make someone feel love and admiration for a person or thing
1
6.7
Make an audience like you and pay close attention
1
4.4
Make someone notice something
Hold someone's attention completely and make them feel very interested
To use magic or nice words to make someone like and obey you
Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted
To make people like you a lot by being pleasant and persuasive
Antonyms
How Captivating
20
6.8
17
4.8
19
4.2
71
2.2
117
3.5
206
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word captivate comes from an old Latin root capere meaning 'to take' and is like capture and captive. So to captivate someone is to 'take' their attention and hold it completely.