enthral
verb
[ ɪnˈθrɔːl ]
• capture the fascinated attention of.
• "she had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold"
Similar:
captivate,
charm,
enchant,
bewitch,
fascinate,
beguile,
entrance,
enrapture,
delight,
attract,
allure,
lure,
win,
ensnare,
dazzle,
absorb,
engross,
rivet,
grip,
transfix,
root someone to the spot,
transport,
carry away,
hypnotize,
mesmerize,
intrigue,
spellbind,
hold spellbound,
get under someone's skin,
fascinating,
entrancing,
enchanting,
bewitching,
captivating,
charming,
beguiling,
enrapturing,
delightful,
attractive,
alluring,
winning,
dazzling,
absorbing,
engrossing,
memorable,
compelling,
riveting,
readable,
gripping,
exciting,
transfixing,
transporting,
hypnotic,
mesmerizing,
intriguing,
spellbinding,
unputdownable,
• enslave.
• "it is as hard and dangerous to inthrall a people that would live free"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘enslave’; formerly also as inthrall ): from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + thrall.
