enthralment
21-ll- — l , ll Much confusion is caused by differing spelling practice in BrE and AmE in verbs of two syllables pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, e.g. enthrall/enthral and fulfil/fulfill. Practice varies even within each variety of… …
22enthral — (US enthrall) ► VERB (enthralled, enthralling) 1) fascinate (someone) and hold their attention. 2) (also inthrall) archaic enslave. DERIVATIVES enthralment (US enthrallment) noun …
23enthrallment — enthral (US enthrall) ► VERB (enthralled, enthralling) 1) fascinate (someone) and hold their attention. 2) (also inthrall) archaic enslave. DERIVATIVES enthralment (US enthrallment) noun …
24enthrall — or enthral [en thrôl′, inthrôl′] vt. enthralled, enthralling [ME enthrallen: see EN 1 & THRALL] 1. Now Rare to make a slave of; enslave 2. to hold as if in a spell; captivate; fascinate enthrallment n. enthralment …
25enthral — v.tr. (US enthrall, inthrall) ( thralled, thralling) 1 captivate, please greatly. 2 enslave. Derivatives: enthralment n. (US enthrallment). Etymology: EN (1) + THRALL …
26disenthral — v.tr. (US disenthrall) ( enthralled, enthralling) literary free from enthralment. Derivatives: disenthralment n …
