captivating

Variant of captivate

captivate definition

cap·ti·vate (kap′tə vāt′)

transitive verb captivated -·vat′ed, captivating -·vat′·ing

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

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

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