entrance

[ en-trans, -trahns ]

/ ɛnˈtræns, -ˈtrɑns /

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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.

Words nearby entrance

entozoon, entr'acte, entrails, entrain, entrammel, entrance, entrance pupil, entranceway, entrancing, entrant, entrap

Origin of entrance

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

SYNONYMS FOR entrance

1 enthrall, spellbind, fascinate, transport.

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OTHER WORDS FROM entrance

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

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Examples from the Web for entranced

The leading military minds of Europe, Tuchman believes, were entranced by the cult of the offensive.
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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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Pluto is god of the underworld whose wife Persephone sits frozen, entranced or asleep on her throne.
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There is a myth, dating back to George Washington, that voters are entranced by the reluctant presidential candidate.
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Having tasted the luxury of spending what he liked and living without work, Allan Lyster was entranced with his triumph.
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She stood motionless, entranced, without noticing that Averil was standing just behind her.
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The “boys” came over from their “Barracks” and sprawled on the grass, entranced.
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While on the stage I was so entranced with the wonderful singing of Mr. Caruso that I forgot to come in at the right time.
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When she saw Ann Veronica she stood for a moment as if entranced, and then advanced with outstretched hands.
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British Dictionary definitions for entranced (1 of 2)

entrance¹

/ (ˈɛntrəns) /

noun

the act or an instance of entering; entry

a place for entering, such as a door or gate

the power, liberty, or right of entering; admission
(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

British Dictionary definitions for entranced (2 of 2)

entrance²

/ (ɪnˈtrɑːns) /

verb (tr)

to fill with wonder and delight; enchant

to put into a trance; hypnotize

Derived forms of entrance

entrancement, nounentrancing, adjective

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