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To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.] Their woes whom fortune captivates. Shak.

To charm; to captivate.

Having power to captivate or cham; fascinating; as, captivating smiles. -- Cap"tiva`ting*ly, adv.

One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.

To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science. [Written also enamour.] Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream. W. Irving.

That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence or power which fascinates or highly delights. Such an enchantment as there is in words. South.

To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. Bacon.

A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. "A renowned dandy and lady-killer." Blackw. Mag.

To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm. Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. Prov. vi. 25. Cleombroutus was so taken with this prospect, that he had no patience. Wake. I know not why, but there was a something in those half-seen features, -- a charm in the…

tter of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit. The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated ark. South.