enthrall C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ɪnˈθɹɔːl/ See IPA manual Freq #110649 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to hold spellbound. bewitchcaptivatecharmenchanttransfix Word family Forms enthralled Derived forms disenthrallenthralldomenthralledenthrallingenthrallment Etymology From Middle English enthrallen. By surface analysis, en- + thrall. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # enthrall **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈθɹɔːl/ **Frequency rank:** 110649 ## Meanings 1. To hold spellbound. ## Examples - 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. ## Synonyms - bewitch - captivate - charm - enchant - transfix ## Derived Forms - disenthrall - enthralldom - enthralled - enthralling - enthrallment ## Etymology From Middle English enthrallen. By surface analysis, en- + thrall. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown