[
US
/ˈkæptɪˌveɪt/
]
[ UK /kˈæptɪvˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /kˈæptɪvˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
attract; cause to be enamored
She captured all the men's hearts
How To Use captivate In A Sentence
- She was exceedingly beautiful, fully grown yet young still, and in her eyes was a depth and maturity that never ceased to captivate the looker.
- Her charms would captivate me and make it difficult later to leave her.
- Yet the idea of a post-apocalyptic city captivates the contemporary mind and its images continue to proliferate.
- Often conference goers are anxious to get early places in the meal queue, but although we had gone overtime for lunch, Nigel captivated the room.
- Tom was particularly captivated by the children of the parish, who seemed so joyful despite their poverty and despite the war.
- I was a captivated reader of almost all of the volumes published in that series.
- The band prefers to keep things very understated, but they never skimp on melody or song structure, which, though simple, doesn't fail to captivate.
- The traveller was captivated by the postcard carrying a picture of a tattooed tribeswoman smoking a pipe.
- If you have some time to kill, I promise you that the game will captivate you even today. Modern pirates call for classic games
- Their inscrutable, sphinx-like logic can prove hypnotizing, and even the brave of heart and nimble of mind may find him or herself captivated.