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verb (used with object), -vat·ed, -vat·ing.

to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.

Obsolete. to capture; subjugate.

Origin:
1520–30; < Late Latin captīvātus (past participle of captīvāre to take captive), equivalent to Latin captīv(us) captive + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

cap·ti·vat·ing·ly, adverb

cap·ti·va·tion, noun

cap·ti·va·tive, adjective

cap·ti·va·tor, noun

un·cap·ti·vat·ed, adjective

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un·cap·ti·vat·ing, adjective

un·cap·ti·va·tive, adjective

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Synonyms
1. fascinate, bewitch, charm. 2. subdue.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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But however captivating men's gymnastics has been during.

Second, recrimination is more captivating than mere advocacy.

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But however captivating men's gymnastics has been during.

Second, recrimination is more captivating than mere advocacy.

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Word Origin & History

captivate

c.1526, "to enthrall with charm," from L.L. captivat-, pp. stem of captivare "to take," from captivus (see captive). Lit. sense (c.1555) is rare or obs. Captivated is attested from 1621; captivating from 1675.

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