Captivated

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captivated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Captivating}.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of
     captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See {Captive}.]
     1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
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              Their woes whom fortune captivates.   --Shak.
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     2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or
        attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra
        captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
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              Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.
                                                    Irving.
  
     Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;
          facinate; capture; lead captive.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  captivated \captivated\ adj.
     1. having an affection or admiration, caused by charm of the
        person or object.
  
     Syn: charmed.
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     2. filled with wonder and delight.
  
     Syn: beguiled, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  captivated
       adj 1: strongly attracted [syn: {charmed}]
       2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {charmed},
          {delighted}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "captivated":
     agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, astonished, astounded,
     at gaze, awed, awestruck, becharmed, beguiled, bewildered,
     bewitched, breathless, charm-bound, charmed, confounded,
     dumbfounded, dumbstruck, enamored, enchanted, enraptured,
     enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted,
     gaping, gauping, gazing, heartsmitten, hypnotized, in a trance,
     in awe, in awe of, infatuate, infatuated, lost in wonder,
     marveling, mesmerized, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed,
     popeyed, puzzled, rapt in wonder, smitten, spell-caught,
     spellbound, staggered, staring, stupefied, surprised,
     thunderstruck, under a charm, under a spell, wide-eyed,
     wonder-struck, wondering