verb

1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.

   “Action films don't really interest me.”

2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.

3. To cause or permit to share.

adjective

1. Of concern; affecting, important.

2. Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

3. Pregnant.

Synonyms: absorbing