capture imagination

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capture someone's imagination

Fig. to intrigue someone; to interest someone in a lasting way; to stimulate someone's imagination. The story of the young wizard has captured the imagination of the world's children.

See also: imagination

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As the high-tech sector tries to buck the global economic slump, inventors from Asia, the United States and Europe vied to capture imaginations at the CeBIT with ideas that could ignite the market in the coming months and years. Smart bubbly, corny USB sticks lead fair's gadget parade by AFP / AFP Global Edition They capture imaginations, encourage youngsters to learn and help them to read, thereby opening doors that might otherwise be closed to them. The Journal: Brilliant way to help our young people by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Landis thinks that a trip to an asteroid could capture imaginations even more than a return to our nearest celestial neighbour. Closer encounter: Nasa plans landing on 40m-wide asteroid travelling ... by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			can't wait can't win them all canâ€™t be bothered to canary cancel cancel Christmas cancel each other out cancel out cancel out of candidate for a pair of wings candle candy cannon cannon fodder cannot cannot help doing cannot see the wood for the trees cap cap and gown cap off capable of doing capital capitalize on capitulate to captain of industry capture imagination card card-carrying member cardboard city cards are stacked against care care a fig care a hoot care a toss care about care for care for another? care nothing about care nothing for care to dance? care to do care to join us? care to...? care tuppence careful careful not to do carefully carp carp about carp at carpet			capture Capture (rivers) capture and deportation Capture and Hold Capture and Kidnapify Enemy Dessert capture area capture b's capture b's capture b's capture b's capture beat capture beat capture beat capture beat capture beats capture beats capture beats capture beats capture board capture buffer Capture card Capture Compare capture cross section Capture Division Packet Access Capture effect Capture effect Capture Effect Glide Slope Capture et la Séquestration du Co2 Capture et Stockage du Carbone capture gamma rays capture imagination Capture Latch capture myopathy capture myopathy capture myopathy Capture of Cerberus Capture of Cerberus Capture plan Capture plan Capture plan Capture Point capture rate capture ratio capture shock syndrome capture shock syndrome capture shock syndrome capture shock syndrome Capture streaming video Capture streaming video Capture streaming video Capture streaming video capture stress syndrome capture stress syndrome capture stress syndrome capture stress syndrome Capture the Bag Capture the Briefcase Capture the Faculty Capture the flag Capture the Flag with Stuff Capture the Frag

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