enrapture
[en-rap-cher]
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
Synonyms for enrapture
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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, attractExamples from the Web for enrapture
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, CompleteGeorge Meredith
And yet, even in this state, they enrapture those who behold them.
History Of Ancient CivilizationCharles Seignobos
Such pretty maneuvering of horse and foot took place below Holyrood Palace as quite to enrapture a terrier.
Greyfriars BobbyEleanor 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 ArtJudith Cladel
enrapture
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