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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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
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
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
Charm, enchant, fascinate, captivate, enrapture, bewitch, infatuate, enamor.
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor
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
There are two endings to the story of "Faust"—that marvellous wierd history of human love and demoniac temptation which alike in drama and opera enraptures the world, and once before alluded to in this narration.
From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Henry Morford
Like those works, “Reflections on Cinematography” offers enough technical arcana to keep colleagues in the profession and students of the craft enraptured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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
Although we were both enraptured, neither Bailey nor I was unaware of her nervousness.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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
"As much as it's a movie about one man's struggle, it's a family drama too, and the way his paralysis shifts their dynamic over the years is enrapturing to watch," said IndieWire's critic Siddhant Adlakha.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
The cellist, joined by four cello colleagues, slowed the etudes down to almost half speed, wrapping and enrapturing her surroundings with the sonic blanket of amplified cellos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
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
He appeals to the reason by the presentation of elevating themes; he delights the fancy with enrapturing scenes; and he enlists the affections by his eloquent portrayals of love and charity.
From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by Ellen Gould Harmon White
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