enthrall
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.
Origin of enthrall
1- Also inthral, inthrall.
Other words for enthrall
Other words from enthrall
- en·thrall·er, noun
- en·thrall·ing·ly, adverb
- en·thrall·ment, noun
Words Nearby enthrall
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How to use enthrall in a sentence
In the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies, live dinosaurs enthrall human visitors.
Cool Jobs: Bringing paleontology to the people | Beth Geiger | June 9, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThe Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History is here to enthrall you with the odd, the unusual and the otherworldly.
Love it or hate it, technology enthralls us with the promise of change.
The dangerous appeal of technology-driven futures | Sheila Jasanoff | June 30, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewChoose carefully and this soft, plummy varietal can enthrall like a fine Cabernet Sauvignon.
But what's certain is that Flight of the Conchords will continue to enthrall its fan base for years to come.
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 BrownKingsley'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. BadlamThe surrounding mountains were in full panoply of their blazing October foliage, a scene to enthrall the dullest vision.
Wanted: A Husband | Samuel Hopkins AdamsThe 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 JamesA 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
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