enrapture

[en-rap-cher]

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verb (used with object), en·rap·tured, en·rap·tur·ing.

to move to rapture; delight beyond measure: We were enraptured by her singing.

Origin of enrapture

First recorded in 1730–40; en-¹ + rapture

Related formsen·rap·tured·ly, adverbun·en·rap·tured, adjective

Synonyms for enrapture

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enthrall, transport, entrance, enchant.

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Related Words for enrapture

bewitch, elate, fascinate, enthrall, beguile, enchant, enamor, gratify, entrance, rejoice, allure, ravish, please, send, delight, score, charm, gladden, spellbind, attract

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Historical Examples of enrapture

He was surrounded by all that could enchant the eye and enrapture the imagination.
Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.
Pierce Egan
There is little that does not enrapture them, if you tie them down to nothing, and let them try all.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete
George Meredith
And yet, even in this state, they enrapture those who behold them.
History Of Ancient Civilization
Charles Seignobos
Such pretty maneuvering of horse and foot took place below Holyrood Palace as quite to enrapture a terrier.
Greyfriars Bobby
Eleanor Atkinson
The sight of a modern monument throws one into melancholy even while an ancient one has not ceased to enrapture.
Rodin: The Man and his Art
Judith Cladel

British Dictionary definitions for enrapture

enrapture

verb

(tr) to fill with delight; enchant

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Word Origin and History for enrapture

1740, from en- (1) + rapture. Related: Enraptured.