English → Latin
“captivate” in Latin
capiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm; to take on, adopt; to hold, to containattrahōto draw, pull or drag to or towards with force; to draw, allure, lead, bring, move, attractalliciōto entice, lure or attract; to win over; to obtain, gain, capture
The English word captivate itself goes back to Latin captus, through captīvātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
captivate
capere; In ditionem, potestatemque alicujus redigere.
To charm, attrahere, capere, allicere (a person or a person’s mind): the picture captivates the eyes, tabula oculos tenet.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for captivate?
- The usual Latin words for “captivate” are capiō, attrahō, alliciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.