enrapture en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
- /ɛnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English rapture English enrapture From en- + rapture.
Meanings
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(transitive) To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
Her song enraptured the audience with vivid images of the Scandinavian landscapes.
The pace came off the match as the first half continued, with the occasional frenetic moment down the flanks enlivening what otherwise became a chess-like tactical battle. But as is the magic of football, this beautiful game that enraptures so many of us, that it only took one of those split-second moments to change everything.
2023 August 7, Kieran Pender, “Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enraptures | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enrapturing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enraptured | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enraptured | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (33)
es embelesar (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · nl in vervoering brengen (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · mi manawarū (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · de hinreißen (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · bg възхищавам (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · it rapire (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · es enajenar (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · kk таңғалту (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · de verzücken (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · pl zachwycić (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · es embrujar (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · hu megigéz (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · he סָחַף (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · es cautivar (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · ru вызывать симпатию (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · es extasiar (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · es transportar (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · hu magával ragad (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · de entzücken (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · hu elragadtat (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · sv hänföra (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · sv hänrycka (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · bg очаровам (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · it affascinare (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · pl oczarować (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · es arrobar (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · eo ravi (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · de begeistern (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · hu lenyűgöz (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · io ravisar (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · it incantare (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · hu elbűvöl (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate) · ru очаровывать (to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate)