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captivated
Variant of captivate
transitive verb captivated, captivating
- Obsolete to take or hold captive
- to capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.; fascinate; charm
Related Forms:
- captivatingly adverb
- captivation noun
- captivator noun
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