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очарова́ть — meaning in English

ocharovat

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English meaning

  • beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
  • captivate verb To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
  • charm noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
  • enamor verb To cause to be in love.
  • fascinate verb To hold someone's intense interest or attraction.

Senses

очарова́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • beguile (transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
  • captivate (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
  • charm To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
  • enamor (mostly in the passive, followed by "of" or "with") To cause to be in love.
  • fascinate To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
  • fascinate To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

beguile — full definition

  1. verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
  2. verb To charm, delight or captivate.
  3. verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.

captivate — full definition

  1. verb To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
  2. verb To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
  3. verb To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.

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