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captivate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capt?v?; synchronically analyzable as captive +? -ate.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæpt?ve?t/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?kæpt??ve?t/
  • Hyphenation: cap?tiv?ate

Verb

captivate (third-person singular simple present captivates, present participle captivating, simple past and past participle captivated)

  1. To attract and hold interest and attention of; charm.
  2. (obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
    • 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica
      'Tis a greater credit to know the ways of captivating Nature, and making her subserve our purposes, than to have learned all the intrigues of policy.

Related terms

  • captivation

Translations

Anagrams

  • captative

Latin

Verb

capt?v?te

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of capt?v?

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bewitch

English

Etymology

From Middle English bewicchen, bewycchen, biwicchen, equivalent to be- +? witch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /b??w?t?/
  • Rhymes: -?t?

Verb

bewitch (third-person singular simple present bewitches, present participle bewitching, simple past and past participle bewitched)

  1. (transitive) To cast a spell upon.
  2. (transitive) To fascinate or charm.
    Synonym: forspeak (obsolete)
  3. (transitive) To astonish, amaze. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

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