entrance

[en-trans, -trahns]

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verb (used with object), en·tranced, en·tranc·ing.

to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.
to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced.

Origin of entrance

First recorded in 1585–95; en-¹ + trance¹

Related formsen·trance·ment, nounun·en·tranced, adjective

Synonyms for entrance

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1. enthrall, spellbind, fascinate, transport.

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Related Words for entranced

bewitch, fascinate, enthrall, mesmerize, enrapture, enchant, rejoice, ravish, please, delight, charm, gladden, spellbind, attract, transport, anesthetize

Examples from the Web for entranced

Contemporary Examples of entranced

The leading military minds of Europe, Tuchman believes, were entranced by the cult of the offensive.
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James A. Warren
September 29, 2014
Now another monologue, also spoken by a woman who has experienced more than most can fathom, has left me entranced and devastated.
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Instead, the writers appear too entranced by the sheer magnitude of their data-set (and seemingly want it even larger).
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Pluto is god of the underworld whose wife Persephone sits frozen, entranced or asleep on her throne.
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Starsky + Cox
October 29, 2011
There is a myth, dating back to George Washington, that voters are entranced by the reluctant presidential candidate.
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May 9, 2011

Historical Examples of entranced

Murgatroyd was entranced that so many people wanted to talk to him.
Pariah Planet
Murray Leinster
He was entranced with her loveliness, for it was indeed a marvellous thing.
At the Back of the North Wind
George MacDonald
As the chamber came into view the boys were entranced at the sight.
The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen
Roger Finlay
He rubbed his eyes to see if he were dreaming, entranced with his surroundings.
The Root of Evil
Thomas Dixon
Can I attribute my entranced interest on that occasion to her brilliance?
The Blue Wall
Richard Washburn Child

British Dictionary definitions for entranced

entrance

noun

the act or an instance of entering; entry
a place for entering, such as a door or gate
1. the power, liberty, or right of entering; admission
2. (as modifier)an entrance fee
the coming of an actor or other performer onto a stage

Word Origin for entrance

C16: from French, from entrer to enter

entrance

verb (tr)

to fill with wonder and delight; enchant
to put into a trance; hypnotize

Derived Formsentrancement, nounentrancing, adjective

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Word Origin and History for entranced

entrance

1520s, "act of entering," from Middle French entrance, from entrer (see enter). Sense of "door, gate" first recorded in English 1530s.

entrance

"to throw into a trance," 1590s, from en- (1) "put in" + trance (n.). Meaning "to delight" also is 1590s. Related: Entranced; entrancing.