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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
captivated \captivated\ adjective
1. having an affection or admiration, caused by charm of the person or object.
Syn: charmed. [WordNet 1.5]
2. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn: beguiled, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Captivated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Captivating}.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See {Captive}.]
1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]
Their woes whom fortune captivates. --Shak.
2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.
Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W. Irving.
Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch; facinate; capture; lead captive.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
captivated
adjective
1: strongly attracted [syn: {charmed}]
2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {charmed}, {delighted}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "captivated": agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, astonished, astounded, at gaze, awed, awestruck, becharmed, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, charm-bound, charmed, confounded, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, enamored, enchanted, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted, gaping, gauping, gazing, heartsmitten, hypnotized, in a trance, in awe, in awe of, infatuate, infatuated, lost in wonder, marveling, mesmerized, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed, popeyed, puzzled, rapt in wonder, smitten, spell-caught, spellbound, staggered, staring, stupefied, surprised, thunderstruck, under a charm, under a spell, wide-eyed, wonder-struck, wondering
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