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ENRAPTURE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they enrapture  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it enraptures  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: enraptured  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: enraptured  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: enrapturing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hold spellboundplay

Synonyms:

delight; enchant; enrapture; enthral; enthrall; ravish; transport

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "enrapture" is one way to...):

delight; please (give pleasure to or be pleasing to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The good news will enrapture her

The performance is likely to enrapture Sue

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