enthrall

en·thrall

verb \in-ˈthrȯl, en-\

en·thralleden·thrall·ing

Definition of ENTHRALL

transitive verb

1

: to hold in or reduce to slavery

2

: to hold spellbound : charm

— en·thrall·ment \-ˈthrȯl-mənt\ noun

Variants of ENTHRALL

en·thrall or en·thral \in-ˈthrȯl, en-\

Examples of ENTHRALL

1. <enthralled by the flickering fire in the hearth, we lost all track of time>
2. <for years these master magicians have been enthralling audiences with their astounding illusions>

Origin of ENTHRALL

Middle English

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to ENTHRALL

Synonyms: arrest, bedazzle, catch up, enchant, fascinate, grip, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind

Related Words: enrapture, entrance, thrill; beguile, bewitch, charm; absorb, engage, engross, involve

Near Antonyms: bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

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Rhymes with ENTHRALL

ALGOL, and all, Antall, appall, Argall, argol, air ball, ashfall, at all, atoll, AWOL, baseball, beach ball, beanball, befall, Bengal, best-ball, birdcall, blackball, Bokmål, bookstall, box stall, bradawl, brick wall, broomball, catcall, catchall, cell wall, COBOL, cold call, cornball, Cornwall, crown gall, cue ball, cure-all, curveball, deadfall, de Gaulle, dodgeball, downfall, downhaul, drywall, duck call, eight ball, eyeball, fair ball, fastball, fireball, fire wall, foosball, football, footfall, footwall, forestall, forkball, foul ball, four-ball, fourth wall, free-fall, gadwall, game ball, glycol, golf ball, Goodall, goofball, googol, guildhall, hair ball, handball, hardball, headstall, heelball, highball, holdall, house call, icefall, infall, install, John Paul, jump ball, keelhaul, know-all, landfall, Landsmål, line-haul, line squall, lowball, Maillol, meatball, menthol, mess hall, miscall, mothball, Naipaul, naphthol, Nepal, nightfall, nutgall, oddball, outfall, outhaul, paintball, pinball, pitfall, plimsoll, pratfall, prayer shawl, pub crawl, puffball, punchball, pushball, rainfall, rainsquall, recall, rial, Riksmål, rockfall, roll call, rorqual, Saint Paul, save-all, screwball, seawall, short-haul, shortfall, sick call, sidewall, sleazeball, slimeball, snowball, snowfall, softball, sour ball, speedball, spitball, stickball, stonewall, stone wall, stoopball, strip mall, T-ball, tea ball, tell-all, three-ball, toll call, town hall, trackball, Tyrol, Udall, Walsall, what all, whip stall, Whitehall, whitewall, windfall, windgall, withal, you-all