captivate

Meanings

Verb

attract; cause to be enamored
To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.

Adj

Made captive; taken prisoner; captured, subdued.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin captīvātus, the perfect passive participle of captīvō (“to capture”), from Latin captīvus (“captive, prisoner”) (ultimately from capiō (“to capture, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to hold; to seize”)) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs). Equivalent to captive + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 16

captivate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
captivate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
captivate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

captivate is a valid Words With Friends word