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adjective

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as in enchanted
being or appearing to be under a magic spell a striking beauty who was accustomed to having entranced and tongue-tied young suitors

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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the entranced look on her face as she danced at the ball

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verb

past tense of entrance
as in enraptured
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences

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“Entranced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entranced. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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