Synonyms

enrapture

American

[en-rap-cher] / ɛnˈræp tʃər /

verb (used with object)

enraptured, enrapturing

to move to rapture; delight beyond measure.

We were enraptured by her singing.

Synonyms:

enchant, entrance, transport, enthrall

enrapture British

/ ɪnˈræptʃə /

verb

(tr) to fill with delight; enchant

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Other Word Forms

enrapturedly adverb
unenraptured adjective

Etymology

Origin of enrapture

First recorded in 1730–40; en- ¹ + rapture

Example Sentences

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Like those works, “Reflections on Cinematography” offers enough technical arcana to keep colleagues in the profession and students of the craft enraptured.

From The Wall Street Journal

Passages about Lord Byron’s anorexia and the invention of the first electric battery will enrapture a reader.

From The Wall Street Journal

Amanda is enraptured with its aspirational luxury: “The house had that hush expensive houses do. Silence meant the house was plumb, solid, its organs working in happy harmony.”

From The Wall Street Journal

And one venture capitalist described in exhaustive detail the circular flow of money behind a recent investment by Nvidia into his AI startup, enrapturing the crowd with his explanation of how capitalism really works.

From The Wall Street Journal

Filled with humor and clever puzzles, the series enraptures the audience with a journey that is both entertaining and life-affirming in its unshakeable humanity.

From Salon

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