CAPTIVATES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word captivates. (close relations)
Definition of CAPTIVATES
Best Alternative Words for CAPTIVATES
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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 | ||||||||