enthrall

[ en-thrawl ]

/ ɛnˈθrɔl /

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to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.

to put or hold in slavery; subjugate: to be enthralled by illusions and superstitions.

SYNONYMS FOR enthrall

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Also inthral, inthrall.

First recorded in 1570–80; en-¹ + thrall

en·thrall·er, nounen·thrall·ing·ly, adverben·thrall·ment, noun

Choose carefully and this soft, plummy varietal can enthrall like a fine Cabernet Sauvignon.
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But what's certain is that Flight of the Conchords will continue to enthrall its fan base for years to come.
HBO's Troubadours Take Flight|Jace Lacob|September 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Can we not interest him in our books, enthrall him in the Chronicles of Kisington, so that he will cease to make war?
Kisington Town|Abbie Farwell Brown
Kingsley's "Water Babies" and other choice writings appear in full; these enthrall the imagination and cultivate the taste.
The World and Its People: Book VII|Anna B. Badlam

The surrounding mountains were in full panoply of their blazing October foliage, a scene to enthrall the dullest vision.
Wanted: A Husband|Samuel Hopkins Adams
The beach of Fales would enthrall but sterilize me—I mean the social muse would disjoint the classic nose of the other.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I)|Henry James
A man that so passionately avows his repudiation of the world must have felt its attraction, its power to tempt and enthrall.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark|Jens Christian Aaberg