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| 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. |
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tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls
[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. |
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enthrall
c.1576, from en- "make, put in" + thrall.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| enthrall | |
verb | |
| hold spellbound [syn: enchant] [ant: disenchant] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Enthrall
Dis`en*thrall"\, v. t. [See Enthrall.] To release from thralldom or slavery; to give freedom to; to disinthrall. [Written also disenthral.] --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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