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kiehtoa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • captivate verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
  • enchant verb To delight or charm someone completely.
  • engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
  • intrigue noun A secret plot or scheme, often involving deception.

Senses

kiehtoa is used for these senses in English:

  • captivate (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
  • enchant To attract and delight, to charm.
  • engage To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
  • intrigue (transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.

captivate — full definition

  1. verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
  2. verb To take hold of someone's mind and control it completely.
  3. verb To attract someone strongly and hold their interest and attention.

enchant — full definition

  1. verb To delight or charm someone completely.
  2. verb To place a magic spell on someone or something.
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