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enraptured

  • past participle
    of enrapture.
    enrapture
    verb (used with object)
    to move to rapture; delight beyond measure.
  • past tense form
    of enrapture.
    enrapture
    verb (used with object)
    to move to rapture; delight beyond measure.

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A recent thrift store find has enraptured me and given me insight into the history of America, which feels especially poignant and overlooked as we approach the 250th anniversary of this bizarre, wonderful, terrible country.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

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

“I feel a level of satisfaction, a completeness as a human being, when I’m being surprised and enraptured with somebody else’s vision of the world,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

Back in December 2012 England shocked the rugby world, thrashing a great New Zealand team against the odds in front of an enraptured Twickenham.

From BBC May 29, 2025

In this enraptured state, the soul journeys to other worlds.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann