enrapture
Americanverb (used with object)
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enraptures,
present (3rd person singular)
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enraptured,
past participle, past
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enrapturing
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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enrapturesimple
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enrapturessimple
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have enrapturedperfect
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has enrapturedperfect
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am enrapturingprogressive
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are enrapturingprogressive
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is enrapturingprogressive
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have been enrapturingperfect progressive
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has been enrapturingperfect progressive
Past
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enrapturedsimple
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had enrapturedperfect
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was enrapturingprogressive
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were enrapturingprogressive
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had been enrapturingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of enrapture
Explanation
To enrapture someone is cast an irresistible spell over them, to make them feel "rapture." I was enraptured by her gorgeous voice and stunning way of interpreting a song. When you see the word "rapture," you know you're dealing with a pleasure so great it borders on the divine. The Rapture is, after all, what believers call the time when Jesus is meant to return and take them all to Heaven. So when someone enraptures another person, they're creating a feeling of wonder, enchantment, and delight that recalls that heavenly feeling. On our first date, I was so enraptured by his charm, humor, and good looks, I knew we would spend our lives together.
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Passages about Lord Byron’s anorexia and the invention of the first electric battery will enrapture a reader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Ceylan’s films enrapture on the big screen, where the vastness of Anatolia’s barren, majestic exteriors dwarf his downtrodden characters’ personal dramas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
In "Killers of the Flower Moon" stars Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro enrapture the audience from start to finish with bone-chilling performances with real-life archival footage from Osage history as a backdrop.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023
A true storyteller, Nasstrom would enrapture his sons and their friends with stories of his travel around the “sport world.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
The depth and variegated beauty of coloring that marks this season of decaying foliage, would enrapture the heart of an artist.
From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Wallace Bruce
Even when one knows all of its tricks, “Chef’s Table” enraptures.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2019
Julien Baker, March 9 at the Exit/In: A precociously open-hearted 21-year-old comes fully into her own, armed with only her guitar, a few looping pedals, and a voice that enraptures everyone.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2016
There is nothing, perhaps, that enraptures a baseball crowd like a hard-throwing pitcher.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2015
According to Rodgers, what enraptures listeners – and you can hear it, he says, on the Daft Punk album – is disco's "complex simplicity".
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2013
"That which enraptures thee fills me with fear," Fricka replied sadly.
From Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
One enraptured newspaperman watched them at work in 1866 and wrote:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In a 2023 interview with Steve Bannon, Trump became so enraptured talking about the musical that he wouldn’t stop, even as Bannon tried to get him to focus on crime in New York City.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
To the millions enraptured with his music and hypnotic voice, the multiple Grammy winner’s infrequent appearances added to his legend.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2025
There were nearly 10 people on set and we were all enraptured, each of us stopping what we were doing to be in this moment with El Barrio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
Flatnose was staring into space, enraptured, as if a pirate ship with all sails set were truly cruising in through one of the church windows.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
And one venture capitalist described in exhaustive detail the circular flow of money behind a recent investment by Nvidia into his AI startup, enrapturing the crowd with his explanation of how capitalism really works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Bailey has a glistening wonder in her eyes as Ariel – it’s enrapturing even if the movie is a little silly.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2023
The film's arrival was welcomed by the Independent's Geoffery Mcnab, who said the "enrapturing cosmic comedy" was reminiscent of an "offbeat" version of the 1977 US sci-fi drama film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
From BBC ● May 24, 2023
Seven decades since her death, and nine since the groundbreaking premiere of her Symphony in E minor, her luminous music is enrapturing audiences worldwide.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The Elysian story of our liberty is enrapturing their subjects and preparing them for freedom.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
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