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n. a movement into or inward

entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming

n. the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"

entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree

n. something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"

entrance, spellbind

v. put into a trance

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

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

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gate

n. passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark

anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule

n. a large entrance or reception room or area

hallway, hall

n. an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"

doorstep, threshold

n. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

passage

n. a way through or along which someone or something may pass

course

n. facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"

exit, issue, outlet, way out

n. an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

tempt, allure

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

please

v. give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"

absorb, engross, engage, occupy

v. consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight

v. hold spellbound

fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind

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

entice, lure, tempt

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

dazzle

v. amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"

get, get under one's skin

v. irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

infatuate

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"

hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise

v. induce hypnosis in

endear

v. make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to me"

steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up

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

elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate

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

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

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

thrill, tickle, vibrate

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

seduce

v. lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"

tempt

v. try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

charm, influence, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

titillate

v. excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

interest

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

tempt, invite

v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

make

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

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repel, repulse

v. be repellent to; cause aversion in

disenchant, disillusion

v. free from enchantment

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