Word

captivate, v.
(captivated, captivates, captivating)
freq. cnt. 2

attract; cause to be enamored
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

becharm beguile bewitch captivate capture catch charm enamor enamour enchant entrance fascinate trance

sample sentences

"She captured all the men's hearts"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

captivation captive captivation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

charm charmer charmer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beguilement beguiler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bewitchery

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

catch

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fascination

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

entrancement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

enchantment

semantic pointers

hyponym

hold work

hypernym

attract, appeal