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1. Capturing interest as if by a spell
   "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker";
   - bewitching, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating

1. Attract; cause to be enamoured
   "She captivated all the men's hearts";
   - capture, enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance, catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant

See also: attractive

Type of: appeal, attract

Encyclopedia: Captivating