US /ɪnˈθɹɔːl/
verb Freq #110649

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To hold spellbound.

    Fancy, Jim, to be in love and play Juliet! To have him sitting there! To play for his delight! I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to hold spellbound. bewitchcaptivatecharmenchanttransfix
Word family
Forms enthralled
Derived forms disenthrallenthralldomenthralledenthrallingenthrallment

Etymology

From Middle English enthrallen. By surface analysis, en- + thrall.

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