enrapture means to fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
enrapture is pronounced /ɪnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/.
Why “enrapture” is a great word
To cause to be filled with intense delight or joy, to captivate utterly. From the English prefix en- (meaning 'to cause to be') + rapture (meaning 'ecstatic joy or delight'), first recorded in English use in 1740. Unlike 'please,' which suggests a milder, more general satisfaction, or 'attract,' which describes passively drawing interest, to enrapture is to seize the faculties in active, complete captivation. It is the aria that stops the breath, the unexpected kindness that breaks the heart open, or the first true line of a poem that seems to rearrange the very air in the room—a temporary, willing suspension of the self in a flood of unlooked-for grace.
Etymology
From en- + rapture.
verb
- To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.e.g.“Her song enraptured the audience with vivid images of the Scandinavian landscapes.”
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