enrapture

  • 11enrapture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. transport, enravish, entrance, enchant; please, delight, charm, captivate, bewitch. See pleasure. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enchant, entrance, allure, delight; see charm 1 , fascinate . III (Roget s… …

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  • 12enrapture — [[t]ɪnræ̱ptʃə(r)[/t]] enraptures, enrapturing, enraptured VERB If something or someone enraptures you, you think they are wonderful or fascinating. [LITERARY] [V n] The place at once enraptured me... [V ed] The 20,000 strong audience listened,… …

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  • 13enrapture — en rap·ture || tʃə v. excite, delight, fill with happiness …

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  • 14enrapture — verb give intense pleasure to. Derivatives enrapt adjective …

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  • 15enrapture — v. a. Enchant, entrance, enravish, transport, beatify, delight surpassingly …

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  • 16enrapture — verb enraptured by the music Syn: delight, enchant, captivate, charm, enthrall, entrance, bewitch, beguile, transport, thrill, excite, exhilarate, intoxicate, take someone s breath away; informal bowl over, blow someone s mind; literary ravish …

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  • 17enrapture — v transport, entrance, enchant, fascinate, captivate, charm, bewitch, spellbind, enthrall; overjoy, gladden, gratify, thrill, rejoice, delight, excite, S/.send, Sl. blow [s.o. s] mind, Sl. turn [s.o.] on …

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  • 18enrapture — en·rap·ture …

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  • 19enrapture — en•rap•ture [[t]ɛnˈræp tʃər[/t]] v. t. tured, tur•ing to move to rapture; delight beyond measure • Etymology: 1730–40 en•rap′tured•ly, adv …

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  • 20enrapture — /ɛnˈræptʃə / (say en rapchuh), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (enraptured, enrapturing) to move to rapture; delight beyond measure …

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