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The definition of captivate means to gain the attention or affection of someone.

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An example of captivate is what happens to a group of people watching a fire works show; the fireworks captivate the people.
An example of captivate is what happens to every person in an audience carefully watching a beautiful dancer; the dancer captivates the audience.

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See captivate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb captivated, captivating

Obsolete to take or hold captive
to capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.; fascinate; charm

Origin: < LL(Ec) captivatus, pp. of captivare, to take captive < L captivus: see captive

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See captivate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates

To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm.
Archaic To capture.

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Origin: Late Latin captivāre, captivāt-, to capture

Origin: , from Latin captīvus, prisoner; see captive

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capˌti·vaˈtion noun

capˈti·vaˌtor noun

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