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enthrall

en·thrall [ in thráwl, en thráwl ] (past and past participle en·thralled, present participle en·thrall·ing, 3rd person present singular en·thralls) or in·thrall [ in thráwl ] (past and past participle in·thralled, present participle in·thrall·ing, 3rd person present singular in·thralls)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. delight: to delight or fascinate somebody thoroughly, engaging that person's attention completely

2. enslave: to make somebody a prisoner and claim legal ownership of that person ( literary )

[Late 16th century. <en- + thrall]

en·thrall·ment noun
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