Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of captivating; the state or condition of being captivated.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The act of captivating.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
captivating or the state of beingcaptivated .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- noun a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
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Examples
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Carlos always goes to the pet store to look at the dogs, birds, cats, and any weird animal or reptile they may have in captivation.
A dog's life 2004
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Carlos always goes to the pet store to look at the dogs, birds, cats, and any weird animal or reptile they may have in captivation.
A dog's life 2004
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The so-called captivation of our visual capacity plays a not unimportant part in distinguishing correct from illusory seeing.
Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911
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The nation "must prevent this kind of captivation from taking hold," the attorney general said.
14 Charged For Supporting Al-Shabab By Justice Department 2010
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He said the country "must prevent this kind of captivation from taking hold."
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The nation "must prevent this kind of captivation from taking hold," the attorney general said.
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He said the country "must prevent this kind of captivation from taking hold."
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The nation "must prevent this kind of captivation from taking hold," the attorney general said.
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Some experts cite difficulties in assimilating for some members of the community's youth population as one reason for the "captivation" with extremism.
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Some experts cite difficulties in assimilating for some members of the community's youth population as one reason for the "captivation" with extremism.
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