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enthrall.

To hold spellbound.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈθɹɔːl/Received-Pronunciation/ɪnˈθɹoːl/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ɪnˈθɹɔl//ɪnˈθɹɑl/cot-caught-merger
  1. To hold spellbound.

    figuratively · transitive
  2. To make subservient.

    archaic · figuratively · transitive
  3. To enslave; to subjugate.

    literally · literary · transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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