The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

Comment
Более характерный сдвиг данного значения имеется в причастиях и отглагольных прилагательных. Ср. англ. captivating 'очаровательный', рус. захватывающий, пленительный, увлекательный, восхитительный

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Amharic
lexeme		marräkä
meaning 1	to capture, to take prisoners
direction	→
meaning 2	to charm, to attract
reference
comment		[K 189] (the original meaning is that of 'take prisoner'; Cf. Ge'ez māhraka 'take as booty, plunder, loot, rob, pillage' [LGz. 334]

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type		Polysemy
language		English
lexeme		captivate
meaning 1	to capture, to take prisoners
meaning 2	to delight, to charm	Her beauty captivated him Her beauty captivated him (Гальперин, Англо-Русский словарь, 1979. стр. 218)
reference
comment		Meaning А is obsolete. Cf.also captivating 'пленительный, очаровательный'.

ACCEPTED Realization 3
type		Semantic evolution
language		French
lexeme		ravir
meaning 1	to steal, to carry away, to deprive of smth by force
direction	—
meaning 2	to delight, to charm	être ravi to be delighted
reference
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 4
type		Cognates
language 1		Old Church Slavonic
language 2		Russian
lexeme 1		въсхытити
lexeme 2		voshitit'
meaning 1	to grasp, to seize, to kidnap	насъ въсхытивъше ведете (Старославянский словарь, 157)
direction	→
meaning 2	to make admire	Он меня совершенно восхитил. I felt a perfect admiration for him.
reference
comment		###ИГ

ACCEPTED Realization 5
type		Polysemy
language		Romanian
lexeme		a cuceri
meaning 1	to conquer, to capture, to take hold	a cuceri cetatea to occupy a fortress
direction	→
meaning 2	to cause sympathy
reference		DEX98
comment		cf. the adjective cuceritor 'charming': zâmbet cuceritor 'charming smile'. From Latin *conquaerĕre < conquirĕre

ACCEPTED Realization 6
type		Polysemy
language		Russian
lexeme		plenit'
meaning 1	to capture	Противник был окружен и пленен. The enemy was encircled and captured
meaning 2	to charm	Ее взор меня пленил. I was captivated by her look.
reference
comment		Ожегов. Стр. 523.

ACCEPTED Realization 7
type		Polysemy
language		Russian
lexeme		zahvatit'
meaning 1	to capture	захватить заложников to take hostages
direction	→
meaning 2	to enthrall	работа меня захватила the work absorbed me
reference
comment		Cf. Also захватывающий (absorbing)