enrapture
to move to rapture; delight beyond measure: We were enraptured by her singing.
Origin of enrapture
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Other words from enrapture
- en·rap·tured·ly, adverb
- un·en·rap·tured, adjective
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How to use enrapture in a sentence
His clothes are a medley of complicated textures, startling but enrapturing color palettes and unabashed luxury.
Subtle Sophistication: Bottega Veneta’s Tomas Maier | Robin Givhan | October 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Vishnu saved the enrapturing Soma, the Maruts sat down like birds on their beloved altar.
Sacred Books of the East | VariousThere are moments when he seems scarcely able to speak, so intense, so enrapturing, is his voluptuous sensation.
Musical Portraits | Paul RosenfeldThe Elysian story of our liberty is enrapturing their subjects and preparing them for freedom.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution | L. Carroll JudsonThe enrapturing beauties of Liberty and the hideous deformity of tyranny passed in review before his gigantic mind.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution | L. Carroll Judson
She opened the door and pushed him out with enrapturing violence, and he ran laughing down the steps into her father's arms.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete | William Dean Howells
British Dictionary definitions for enrapture
/ (ɪnˈræptʃə) /
(tr) to fill with delight; enchant
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