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Enthrall

//ɪnˈθɹɔːl// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To enslave; to subjugate. literally, literary, transitive
  2. 2
    hold spellbound wordnet
  3. 3
    To hold spellbound. figuratively, transitive

    "Fancy, Jim, to be in love and play Juliet! To have him sitting there! To play for his delight! I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them."

  4. 4
    To make subservient. archaic, figuratively, transitive

    "[…] Who oft as undeservedly enthrall / His outward freedom: Tyranny must be;"

Etymology

From Middle English enthrallen. By surface analysis, en- + thrall.

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