enthrall

[ en-thrawl ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.

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

Origin of enthrall

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

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

  • 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 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.

  • 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