enrapture
verb
en·rap·ture
in-ˈrap-chər 
en-
enraptured; enrapturing
in-ˈrap-chə-riŋ
-ˈrap-shriŋ,
en-
: to fill with delight
Examples of enrapture in a Sentence
Her melodious voice enraptured the audience.
enraptured upon learning that he would be attending college on a full sports scholarship
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
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And never forget that his cockiness has always been part of his appeal: Shyamalan is a showman who loves to enrapture you with a good yarn and then floor you with a killer twist.
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Laufey enraptured nearly 18,000 people during a headlining performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in August.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
These execs, people who were used to having words hurled at them all day long, were enraptured by this sudden shift in delivery.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
And never forget that his cockiness has always been part of his appeal: Shyamalan is a showman who loves to enrapture you with a good yarn and then floor you with a killer twist.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Laufey enraptured nearly 18,000 people during a headlining performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in August.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Enrapture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enrapture. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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enrapture
verb
en·rap·ture
in-ˈrap-chər
enraptured; enrapturing
-ˈrap-chə-riŋ
-ˈrap-shriŋ
: to fill with delight
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