enrapture

[ en-rap-cher ]

/ ɛnˈræp tʃər /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR enrapture

enthrall, transport, entrance, enchant.

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Origin of enrapture

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

OTHER WORDS FROM enrapture

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

How to use enrapture in a sentence

Hollywood, too, became enraptured by the exotic abyss of Stanleyville.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first couple of times, it was like, throughout the film I was kind of enraptured.
‘Boyhood’ Star Ellar Coltrane: An Astonishing Debut 12 Years in the Making|Kevin Fallon|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was enraptured—the communication was made in the most courteous manner to the marquis.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
And now she slowly closed the window, and gradually retired from the eyes of her enraptured lover.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various

The first mate went to look into it and found Liosha standing enraptured at the hatch looking down upon a free fight.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
The great attraction of the evening was not Chopin, but Brod, who "enraptured" the audience.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Elated and enraptured, he vehemently exclaimed: 'Oh, were my lot not irrevocably miserable!
Camilla|Fanny Burney

British Dictionary definitions for enrapture

enrapture

/ (ɪnˈræptʃə) /

verb

(tr) to fill with delight; enchant

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