capture imagination

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ochieng	-	Eastern African, Luo
Sue	[su:]
Rong	-	Chinese
Maksim	mahk-SEEM (Russian)	Russian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Aristeidis	-	Greek
Farid	-	Arabic, Iranian, Urdu, Azerbaijani