enrapture

American

[en-rap-cher] / ɛnˈræp tʃər /

verb (used with object)

enraptured, enrapturing

to move to rapture; delight beyond measure.

We were enraptured by her singing.

Synonyms:

enchant, entrance, transport, enthrall

enrapture British

/ ɪnˈræptʃə /

verb

(tr) to fill with delight; enchant

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Other Word Forms

enrapturedly adverb
unenraptured adjective

Etymology

Origin of enrapture

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

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

That night I remember we had Liszt’s “Prometheus,” and a great violinist had been announced as coming to enrapture the audience with the performance of a Concerto of Beethoven’s.

From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie

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