enrapture
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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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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Example Sentences
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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
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
In Kucha-e-Kharabat, classical music traditions have been passed down for generations, dating back to the 1860s when Afghan emperor Sher Ali Khan invited Indian masters to enrapture Kabul’s royal court.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Once the focus is on the potential lovers, a cacophony of voices and the twilight hues coming through the window enrapture us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Though art has portrayed fair angels of light In tints that enrapture the mind; 'Tis grander by far in my home ever bright, Where the glory of God is enshrined.
From Riches of Grace A Compilation of Experiences in the Christian Life by Byrum, E. E.
Even when one knows all of its tricks, “Chef’s Table” enraptures.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2019
The Times gave it a double-edged review: “Once again ... Mr. Grisham enraptures us with a story that has hardly any point.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2018
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
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
I care for decorum too much to get the brain to act on Colney's behaviour; but I see it enraptures him and may be comprehensible to the topsy-turvy.'
From One of Our Conquerors — Complete by Meredith, George
Amanda is enraptured with its aspirational luxury: “The house had that hush expensive houses do. Silence meant the house was plumb, solid, its organs working in happy harmony.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 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 are not many sports that can keep an audience enraptured through 45 minutes of ceremony before the first point is even contested.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 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
Shifa, in spite of her skepticism, was staring, enraptured.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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
Postcard-ready vistas of Malta glide around gritty, much less flattering images of its underbelly, all submerged in Jon Natchez’s enrapturing score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
His voice, cultivated and modulated in harmony with the sentiment he desired to express, fell upon the ear with the melody of enrapturing music.
From Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches by Various
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