captivate

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Meaning

To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.

Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.

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Cosmology is among the oldest subjects to captivate our species. And it's no wonder. We're storytellers, and what could be more grand than the story of creation? Brian Greene

In this metallic age of barbarians, only a relentless cultivation of our ability to dream, to analyse and to captivate can prevent our personality from degenerating into nothing or else into a personality like all the rest. Fernando Pessoa

She with her eyes my heart does bind, She with her voice might captivate my mind. Andrew Marvell

I long to hear the story of your life, which must captivate the ear strangely. William Shakespeare

Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art and what doesn't doesn't captivate my attention very much. Maggie Nelson

There are singers who can captivate a community. There are vocalists whose sound can penetrate deeply into your soul. There are entertainers who can mesmerize, enlighten and entertain, all in one breath. [And there is] Gloria Estefan -- who does it all, effortlessly. Gloria Estefan

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