enthrall :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

transport, delight, enchant, enrapture, ravish, enthral

v. hold spellbound

engage, absorb, engross, occupy

v. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

grip, spellbind, transfix, fascinate

v. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

infatuate, make passionate

v. arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

hypnotize, mesmerize

v. induce hypnosis in

uplift, pick up, intoxicate, elate, fill with elation, lift up

v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

tickle, thrill

v. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

disillusion, disenchant

v. free from enchantment

disappoint, let down

v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"

displease, be offensive to

v. give displeasure to

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