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Meanings of captivate in English

Portuguese
encantar
Catalan
encantar

To attract, arouse and hold attention and interest, as by charm or beauty.

encantar
Usage of captivate in English
1
The travails of the storied playboy prime minister never fail to captivate.
The Irish Times
2
A pretty face, or good figure, may captivate; but fine clothes, never.
Routledge's Manual of Etiquette
3
May none of those unruly passions ever captivate any of my audience.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1.
4
She wanted every day to enchant, to captivate, to drive men crazy.
Old and New Masters
5
She exerted herself all through the Stearns' dinner to captivate Dave Darrin.
Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis / Or, Two Midshipmen as N...
6
Her lord could captivate a reluctant woman's bosom when he was genial.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 2
7
His following is growing rapidly and his adventures continue to captivate.
The South African
8
You ask her to join you and you captivate her with your dancing.
The Elephant Vanishes
9
Its unique and organic energy will not only surprise you, but captivate you.
The South African
10
But Monday's proposals failed to captivate investors who pushed the stock down further.
Reuters
11
It was, indeed, just the spot to captivate a youthful and susceptible fancy.
Night and Morning, Volume 1
12
TLC still has what it takes to captivate a huge audience.
Ebony
13
There was, indeed, much in Mrs. Ferrars to captivate a person like Sylvia.
Endymion
14
The effort to captivate where there is no stake to win, means mischief.
Lord Kilgobbin
15
Babylon was a city which might well astonish and captivate strangers.
The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible
16
No Englishman with his round face and trim meadows shall ever captivate me.
Marriage
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