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n. a movement into or inward

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"

entering, entry, ingress, incoming

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

spellbind

v. put into a trance

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

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

gate

n. a movable barrier in a fence or wall

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

n. a large entrance or reception room or area

hall, hallway

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"

allure, tempt

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

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

engage, absorb, engross, occupy

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

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

v. hold spellbound

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"

lure, tempt, entice

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

dazzle, daze, bedazzle

v. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"

arrest, catch, get

v. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

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"

hypnotize, mesmerize

v. induce hypnosis in

endear, make attractive, make lovable

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

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

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

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"

score, seduce

v. induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

tempt, try presumptiously

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

influence, charm, tempt

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

tickle, titillate

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

interest, cause to be interested

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, dun, bedevil, tantalize, frustrate, crucify

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

invite, tempt

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

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

repulse, repel

v. be repellent to; cause aversion in

disillusion, disenchant

v. free from enchantment

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