enamour
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of enamour
C14: from Old French enamourer, from amour love, from Latin amor
Example Sentences
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One reading of José Mourinho’s criticism of Manchester United supporters is that it is hardly going to enamour the manager to them.
From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2017
Him whom thou dost once enamour, Thou, beloved, never leavest; In life's discord, strife, and clamor, Still he feels thy spell of glamour; Him of Hope thou ne'er bereavest.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
And over your cliffs they clamber, And over your vast they gaze; For the tides of you can enamour Even them with their woodland ways.
From Sea Poems by Rice, Cale Young
Me, I confess, that earth can enamour yet.
From Zanoni by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Then why should more bewitching clamour Some lovers not as much enamour?
From Hudibras by Butler, Samuel
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