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CAPTIVATES Synonyms

There are 31 synonyms of the word captivates. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word captivates. (close relations)
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absorbs
verbv
verb

• become imbued

• take up mentally

• take up, as of debts or payments

• take in, also metaphorically

• cause to become one with

• suck or take up or in

• devote (oneself) fully to

• assimilate or take in

• consume all of one's attention or time

allures
verbv
noun

• the power to entice or attract through personal charm

verb

• dispose or incline or entice to

beguiles
verbv
verb

• influence by slyness

• attract; cause to be enamored

bewitches
verbv
verb

• attract; cause to be enamored

• attract strongly, as if with a magnet

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

charms
nounn
noun

• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

• a verbal formula believed to have magical force

• something believed to bring good luck

• (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks

verb

• attract; cause to be enamored

• control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

• protect through supernatural powers or charms

• induce into action by using one's charm

delights
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

• something or someone that provides a source of happiness

verb

• give pleasure to or be pleasing to

• take delight in

• hold spellbound

enchants
verbv
verb

• hold spellbound

• attract; cause to be enamored

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

engrosses
verbv
verb

• devote (oneself) fully to

• consume all of one's attention or time

enthralls
verbv
verb

• hold spellbound

entrances
nounn
noun

• something that provides access (to get in or get out)

• a movement into or inward

• the act of entering

verb

• attract; cause to be enamored

• put into a trance

exhilarates
verbv
verb

• fill with sublime emotion

fascinates
verbv
verb

• cause to be interested or curious

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

• attract; cause to be enamored

grips
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of grasping

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

• an intellectual hold or understanding

• a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

verb

• hold fast or firmly

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

hypnotizes
verbv
verb

• induce hypnosis in

intrigues
verbv
noun

• a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

• a clandestine love affair

verb

• cause to be interested or curious

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

mesmerizes
verbv
verb

• attract strongly, as if with a magnet

• induce hypnosis in

occupies
verbv
verb

• keep busy with

• live (in a certain place)

• occupy the whole of

• be on the mind of

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• require (time or space)

• consume all of one's attention or time

• assume, as of positions or roles

spellbinds
verbv
verb

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

• attract strongly, as if with a magnet

• put into a trance

transports
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that serves as a means of transportation

• an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes

• the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

• a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

• a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

• the act of moving something from one location to another

verb

• move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

• move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

• hold spellbound

• transport commercially

• send from one person or place to another

becharm
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

• attract; cause to be enamored

Best Hypernyms For CAPTIVATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for captivates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
appeal attract enthralls fascinates mesmerizes spellbinds

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