Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- See enthrall.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.
- v. transitive To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate.
WordNet 3.0
- v. hold spellbound
Examples
“Charles Arthur: CES opening speech fails to enthral audience, while lack of tablets and emphasis on Windows points to future direction reliant on existing cash cow”
The Guardian: CES 2011: Fulton Innovations is ready to cook your food - wirelessly
“Still, Buscemi's complex performance is enough to enthral from the get-go.”
“It could also provide the key to understanding his passion for food that is on the frontier, rather than the well-established cuisines that enthral most of the rest of us.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Art and Craft of Modernist Cooking
“For uninterested spectators scattered about the arena, they are also a distraction from tennis that does not consistently enthral at this Cincinnati Masters, an old tournament admirably spruced up and repackaged to make a fit with the run-in to the US Open.”
The Guardian: Andy Murray snuffs out recovery by Jérémy Chardy to win in Cincinnati
“He's little more than a glorified motivational speaker holding all the media in adulated enthral.”
“Theroux may be revisiting well-trodden terrain, but he hasn't lost any of his insight or power to enthral.”
The Elephanta Suite: Summary and book reviews of The Elephanta Suite by Paul Theroux.
“An engrossing, intricate story of an extraordinary journey undertaken by richly imaginative characters' -- Carousel '... wholly engaging and rushes along as a breathless and nail-biting pace ... a gripping read that should enthral both young and old fans' -- Buzz”
“So, at first they tried Strictly Ballroom Badgers, but there were some badgers which did not have the necessary terpsichorean abilities to perform a solo dance routine to even the mediocre standard necessary to enthral an early evening TV audience enough for those viewers to start making the necessary lucrative phone calls to the TV station.”
“The adventures in his magical worlds - for, as every budding sorcerer knows - there are many series of parallel worlds - continue to enthral readers all over the world.”
“The grand finale is marked by the poignant Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk on January 29, where the massed bands of the armed forces leaven music with marching to enthral the crowds.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘enthral’.
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
abridgement (abri..., accoutrement, accoutre, acknowledgement (..., opposite, advert, adaptor, adapter, sticking plaster, advertise, adviser (advisor ..., adze, aesthete and 1196 more...
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quality words
This is a mix of new words I've read studying for the GRE verbal and words I use normally. I also check back on these words if I don't use them often enough.
ineffable, septuagenarian, sesquipedalian, argyle, coalescence, profundity, vivisepulture, defenestrate, concatenate, usurp, diatribe, veracious and 461 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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travel
for writing travelogues
traverse, delve, explore, discover, serene, bliss, heaven, haven, hotspot, nestled, secluded, transcend and 67 more...
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More than Meets the Eye
Words that mean more than what I thought they do.
arch, husband, offices, swell, slight, jot, see, graft, plumb, hitch, psych, rake and 61 more...
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