Meaning & use

Enrapture

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To fill someone with intense delight, joy, or fascination.

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The orchestra's performance enraptured the audience from the very first note.

Children were enraptured by the magician's dazzling tricks.

A note on using this word

Built from 'en-' (to put into) and 'rapture' (ecstatic joy), suggesting the state of being swept up in overwhelming delight.

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