Captivated
[kæptə,veɪtid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Captivate
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Taken, charmed, smitten, fascinated, enslaved, captured, enthralled
ANT:Free, unaffected, uninfluenced, unscathed, insensible, insensitive
Editor: Patrick
Examples
- He saw Heloise, and was captivated by her blooming youth, her beauty, and her charming disposition. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Dorothea was altogether captivated by the wide embrace of this conception. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Could there have been anything like her present disjointed volubility in the fascinations that had captivated him? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- For never have I known Sophronia (who is not apt to take sudden likings) so attracted and so captivated as she is by--shall I once more? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Think on the destruction of your captivated countryfolks (now among the wild Indians), which probably may follow, in resentment of your barbarity! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This brought the storage battery at once into use as a practical, manufactured piece of apparatus; and the world was captivated with the idea. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Was it a new circumstance for a man of first-rate abilities to be captivated by very inferior powers? Jane Austen. Emma.
Editor: Patrick