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entrancing

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en⋅tranc⋅ing

  [en-tran-sing, -trahn-]
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–adjective
delightful; enchanting.
Origin:
1835–45; entrance 2 + -ing 2

Related forms:
en⋅tranc⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

en⋅trance

2  [en-trans, -trahns]
–verb (used with object), -tranced, -tranc⋅ing.
1. to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.
2. to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced.
Origin:
1585–95; en- 1 + trance 1

Related forms:
en⋅trance⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. enthrall, spellbind, fascinate, transport.
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en·trance 2   (ěn-trāns')   
tr.v.   en·tranced, en·tranc·ing, en·tranc·es

  1. To put into a trance.

  2. To fill with delight, wonder, or enchantment: a child who was entranced by a fairy tale. See Synonyms at charm, enrapture.

en·trance'ment n., en·tranc'ing·ly adv.
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