embelesar

/embeleˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
embeleso
preterite (yo)
embelesé
past participle
embelesado

Meaning

  1. to captivate

    • La música lo embelesó.

      The music captivated him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

cautivar

embelesar means to captivate or enchant, more literary or intense, leaving someone spellbound; cautivar is the general word for "to captivate."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cativar

cativar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to captivate."

Practice

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