to enrapture
6
7.8
- verb
- /ɪnˈræptʃər/
- Literature
:
raptar
- Minnie ignored the blunderers, dipping and sweeping above the keyboard as if enraptured.
- an enraptured audience
- become enraptured
Examples
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Writing about visual art, like looking at it, can on occasion console, captivate, and enrapture.
Academic text (2007) -
I played, and Anne danced and sang, and both children were instantly enraptured.
Fiction book (1994) -
To his surprise, our knight found himself enraptured by these tales.
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I would die enraptured to hear you play, Miss Erstwhile.
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One glass makes me drunk, one look drives me crazy, one phrase enraptures me.
Fiction book (1998) -
For even as a small boy, Astorre was enraptured by feminine beauty.
Fiction book (2001) -
Officemates were equally enraptured, making excuses to come over and ask questions.
Fiction book (2002) -
She was the most notorious woman in ancient history, a queen who enraptured not one but two of Rome's greatest generals.
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Laroche seems clumsy, but Orlean is enraptured: every touch sends her further into the experience.
Fiction book (2002) -
The audience was completely enraptured by the magician's astonishing performance.
Synonyms
201
2.1
To give a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure
79
2.1
To please someone very much
39
6.4
To hold someone's full attention as if by magic
37
7.5
To make someone feel very happy or excited
20
6.8
To hold someone's full attention by being very interesting
17
4.8
To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
13
6.3
To fill someone with wonder and delight
12
6.9
To make someone feel very happy and full of energy
6
8.7
To fill someone with great joy and amazement
4
7.0
To make someone feel very excited and happy
1
7.0
To make someone feel love and admiration for a person or thing
Hold someone's attention completely and make them feel very interested
To make someone feel great happiness and peace
Antonyms
How Delighted
164
4.4
- Archaic
37
7.5
- Literature
6
7.8
184
1.2
216
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enrapture comes from adding en- ('make') to rapture, a word from an old root meaning 'to carry away'. So to enrapture someone is to 'carry them away' with joy, to fill them with great pleasure.