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enthrall

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en⋅thrall

  [en-thrawl]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
2. to put or hold in slavery; subjugate: to be enthralled by illusions and superstitions.
Also, inthral, inthrall.

Origin:
1570–80; en- 1 + thrall

Related forms:
en⋅thrall⋅er, noun
en⋅thrall⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
en⋅thrall⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. spellbind, enchant, transport, enrapture.
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en·thrall   (ěn-thrôl')   
tr.v.   en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls

  1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience.

  2. To enslave.


[Middle English, to put in bondage : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + thrall, slave; see thrall.]
en·thrall'ing·ly adv., en·thrall'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

enthrall 
c.1576, from en- "make, put in" + thrall.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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