[ usually passive ] to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else :
They were swept along by the force of their emotions.
[ usually passive ] to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else :
They were swept along by the force of their emotions.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005