cautivar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allure noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
- 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.
- engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
- engross verb To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
- mesmerize verb To hold someone's attention so completely that they cannot look away or think about anything else.
Senses
cautivar is used for these senses in English:
- allure (transitive) To entice; to attract.
- 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.
- engage (transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
- engross (transitive) To completely engage the attention of; to involve.
- enrapture (transitive) To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
- mesmerize To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
allure — full definition
- noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
- verb To attract or tempt someone strongly.
beguile — full definition
- verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- verb To charm, delight or captivate.
- verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.