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enrapture

[en-rap-cher]

verb (used with object)

enraptured, enrapturing 
  1. to move to rapture; delight beyond measure.

    We were enraptured by her singing.

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enrapture

/ ɪˈæʃə /

verb

  1. (tr) to fill with delight; enchant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • enrapturedly adverb
  • unenraptured adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enrapture1

First recorded in 1730–40; en- 1 + rapture
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Example Sentences

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Back in December 2012 England shocked the rugby world, thrashing a great New Zealand team against the odds in front of an enraptured Twickenham.

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Smitten by him and enraptured by the practice of speaking in tongues, which was thought to be channeling the divine, Aimee married him in 1908.

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The opening night audience at the Geffen Playhouse seemed enraptured by the hilarity.

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He looks over at Jean-Baptiste, as enraptured with Leigh’s pronouncements as I am.

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He quickly became one of the world’s best-known political figures, known for agenda-setting liberal policies — and for taking selfies with enraptured fans.

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