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• v  attract; cause to be enamored
• s  capturing interest as if by a spell
  Roosevelt was a captivating speaker

• Director Gaichi Kono says the eroticism of elders is captivating to younger viewers.
• Gerald McRaney was a captivating villain as George Hearst, the mining magnate and misanthrope who brutally assimilated the gold-rush camp in this expertly written work of sagebrush .
• Like any daring con, The Riches constantly risks unbelievability, but captivating performances by Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver as his meth-addicted wife hold it together on .

• capture
• enamour
• trance
• catch
• becharm
• enamor
• captivate
• beguile
• charm
• fascinate
• bewitch
• entrance
• enchant
• bewitching
• enchanting
• enthralling
• entrancing
• fascinating

News & Articles

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• 'Sound sculpture' musician to presented by Blue Pearl Yoga at Masonic Temple
  Press release: "Matt Venuti's performance opens the heart, quiets the mind, and deeply touches the soul" ~Arun Gandhi, author, lecturer, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi Multi-instrumentalist/composer Matt Venuti is one of the world's premier players of the Hang, the most exciting new acoustic instrument of the 21st Century and one of the most captivating and versatile of all time. Better described as ...
  June 13, 2013 - The Batavian
• Russian Singing/Dancing Troupe performs July 19
  The captivating Golden Gates/Moscow Nights musical troupe from St. Petersburg, Russia will present a magical family show featuring Russian songs, lilting balailaka and accordion instrumentals, folk stories, dances, and comedy routines on Friday, July 19 at 7:00 pm.
  June 11, 2013 - Miami Gardens News
• Five inviting front porches
  Boy howdy, does the CNN Living team love a house tour! There's just something captivating about walking through a beautiful house, being inspired by design choices and seeing the personal treasures that make a home. And what better place to start a home tour than the front door?
  June 10, 2013 - CNN

Quotes

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• Christopher Nolan in USA Today
  I needed a phenomenal actor, but he also had to be someone unafraid of taking on such an iconic role,Nolan says in the production notes for The Dark Knight. "Heath created something entirely original. It's stunning, it's captivating....
• Neil Jordan in Artvoice
  I had this image of a fisherman [catching] this girl in his net,he explains. "It was a very captivating image and I designed a fairy tale around it. It was a challenge to construct a story that depends so much on fantasy, but that's what I...
• Tony DiSanto in FOXNews
  Tila Tequila made a name for herself by doing things her way, captivating legions of fans online, both men and women,said MTV executive Tony DiSanto. "Now she is taking that attitude and sex appeal to her own TV series where she is looking...