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Captivate

🔄 Synonyms of "Captivate"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
charmnoun	(often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
beguileverb	(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
entrancenoun	(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
bewitchverb	(transitive) To fascinate or charm.
captureverb	(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
enamorverb	(mostly in the passive, followed by "of" or "with") To cause to be in love.
catchverb	(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
enamourverb	(British spelling, Australian spelling, Canadian spelling, New Zealand spelling) Standard spelling of enamor.
fascinateverb	To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
enchantverb	To attract and delight, to charm.
becharmverb	(transitive, archaic) To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell.
trancenoun	(countable) A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fascinateverb	To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
enchantverb	To attract and delight, to charm.
becharmverb	(transitive, archaic) To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell.
bewitchverb	(transitive) To fascinate or charm.
charmverb	(often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
enamorverb	(mostly in the passive, followed by "of" or "with") To cause to be in love.
beguileverb	(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
catchverb	(countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
tranceverb	(ambitransitive) To (cause to) be in a trance; to entrance.
captureverb	(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
entranceverb	(transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
enamourverb	(British spelling, Australian spelling, Canadian spelling, New Zealand spelling) Standard spelling of enamor.
enthrallverb	(figuratively) To hold spellbound.
winverb	(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
encaptivateverb	(transitive) To captivate.
encaptive	(transitive, obsolete) To take as a captive; capture.
captivenoun	One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
encaptureverb	(transitive) To capture.
ensorcellverb	(transitive) To bewitch or enchant.
effascinateverb	(obsolete) To charm; to bewitch.