enthrall - Definitions from Dictionary.com

5 results for: enthrall

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

en·thrall

Audio Help [en-thrawl] Pronunciation Key

–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.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
enthrall

To learn more about enthrall visit Britannica.com

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

en·thrall Audio Help (ěn-thrôl') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls

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

(Download Now or Buy the Book)

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
enthrall

c.1576, from en- "make, put in" + thrall.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This