tr.v., -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -vates.

1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See synonyms at charm.
2. Archaic. To capture.

[Late Latin captivāre, captivāt-, to capture, from Latin captīvus, prisoner. See captive.]

captivation cap'ti·va'tion n.
captivator cap'ti·va'tor n.

verb

To please greatly or irresistibly: beguile, bewitch, charm, enchant, entrance, fascinate. See like/dislike.

v

Definition: attract, enchant
Antonyms: disgust, disillusion, offend, repel, repulse

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: attract; cause to be enamored
  Synonyms: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fange, fængsle, henrykke, charmere

Nederlands (Dutch)
boeien

Français (French)
v. tr. - captiver, fasciner

Deutsch (German)
v. - fesseln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σαγηνεύω, μαγεύω

Italiano (Italian)
avvincere, affascinare, conquistare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cativar

Русский (Russian)
пленять, очаровывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cautivar, encantar, fascinar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fängsla, tjusa

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
迷住, 迷惑

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 迷住, 迷惑

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 마음을 사로잡다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 心を奪う, 魅惑する, 魅了する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) سلب العقل, فتن, خلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כבש לב, הקסים‬

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