captivate🔊

(obsolete) To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.

(obsolete, figuratively) To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.

(figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate. +

(also figuratively, obsolete) Made captive; taken prisoner; captured, subdued.