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UK
/kˈæptɪvˌeɪtɪd/
]
[ US /ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- strongly attracted
- filled with wonder and delight
How To Use captivated In A Sentence
- 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 traveller was captivated by the postcard carrying a picture of a tattooed tribeswoman smoking a pipe.
- Their inscrutable, sphinx-like logic can prove hypnotizing, and even the brave of heart and nimble of mind may find him or herself captivated.
- Not only did the title catch my attention, but the book totally captivated me. Kombor's Life Hacks and Reviews
- Jury Comments: Among many brilliant performances we found one in particular that captivated from the first frame of the film and held us through a long and difficult journey. Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
- Events like bull riding, bareback and saddle horse riding, barrel racing and rope and tie captivated the crowd.
- I watched my daughter and her friend, captivated by a circle of people blowing bubbles.
- Wells was captivated by the wave of optimism engendered by the great age of heroic invention at the turn of the century.