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rapt.

Snatched, taken away; abducted.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹæpt/
  1. Snatched, taken away; abducted.

    archaic · not-comparable
  2. Lifted up into the air; transported into heaven.

    not-comparable
  3. Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.

    comparable
    The children watched in rapt attention as the magician produced object after object from his hat.
  4. Enthusiastic; ecstatic, elated, happy.

    comparable
    He was rapt with his exam results.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin raptus, past participle of rapio (“to seize”).

verb/ˈɹæpt/
  1. To transport or ravish.

    obsolete
  2. To carry away by force.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin raptus, past participle of rapio (“to seize”).

noun/ˈɹæpt/
  1. An ecstasy; a trance.

    obsolete
  2. Rapidity.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin raptus, past participle of rapio (“to seize”).

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