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To attract and hold (someone's) interest and attention; to charm. / (obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

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captivate

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Source Word

captivate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkæptɪveɪt/

Verb

obsolete

To attract and hold (someone's) interest and attention; to charm. / (obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

Japanese Meaning

（人の）興味や注意を引き付け、魅了する / （古い用法で）捕虜にする、捕える

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The storyteller used vivid imagery to captivate the audience throughout the evening.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

物語の語り手は鮮やかな描写で夜通し聴衆を魅了した。

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To attract and hold (someone's) interest and attention; to charm.

One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.

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