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    riv·et
    [ˈrivət]
    verb
    riveted (past tense) · riveted (past participle)
    1. join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets:
      "the linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear" · "the riveted plates of the floor"
    2. hold (someone or something) fast so as to make them incapable of movement:
      "the grip on her arm was firm enough to rivet her to the spot"
      • attract and completely engross (someone):
        "he was riveted by the newsreels shown on television"
      • direct (one's eyes or attention) intently:
        "all eyes were riveted on him"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French, from river ‘fix, clinch’, of unknown ultimate origin.
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