captivate
suomi-englanti sanakirjacaptivate englannista suomeksi
vangita
Verbi
captivate englanniksi
To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
(RQ:Shakespeare Henry 6-3)
(RQ:Purchas Pilgrimage)
To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
(RQ:Montaigne Florio Essayes), Countesse of Gurson|page=82|passage=Hee hath no skill in Rhetoricke, nor can hee vvith a preface fore-ſtall and captivate the Gentle Readers good vvill: nor careth he greatly to knovve it.
(RQ:King James Version)
(RQ:Glanvill Scepsis Scientifica)
To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate.
(synonyms)
(RQ:Coverdale Bible)
(RQ:Shakespeare Venus and Adonis)
(RQ:Scott Waverley)
(RQ:Maxwell Mirror and the Lamp)
(RQ:Shakespeare Henry 6-1)
(RQ:Camden Holland Britain)
(inflection of)