enthrall

tr.v., -thralled, -thrall·ing, -thralls.

1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience.
2. To enslave.

[Middle English, to put in bondage : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + thrall, slave; see thrall.]

enthrallingly en·thrall'ing·ly adv.
enthrallment en·thrall'ment n.

verb

1. To act upon with or as if with magic: bewitch, charm, enchant, entrance², spell², spellbind, voodoo, witch. See persuasion/dissuasion.
2. To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of: arrest, catch up, fascinate, grip, hold, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, transfix. Slang grab. See excite/bore/interest.
3. To make subservient or subordinate: enslave, subject, subjugate. See free/unfree.

v

Definition: captivate
Antonyms: bore, dull, tire, turn off, weary

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IN BRIEF: To bring or hold under influence as if by a spell.

Certain films are so well made that they can enthrall anyone who watches them.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - holde fangen, fængsle, tryllebinde

Français (French)
v. tr. - captiver, passionner, séduire, ensorceler, asservir (un esclave) (arch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - begeistern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παγιδεύω, σκλαβώνω, υποδουλώνω, συναρπάζω, σαγηνεύω

Italiano (Italian)
avvincere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subjugar, fascinar

Русский (Russian)
порабощать, очаровывать, увлекать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cautivar, captar, encantar, fascinar, prendar, esclavizar, hechizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trollbinda, fängsla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迷惑, 迷醉, 奴役

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 迷惑, 迷醉, 奴役

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 노예로 만들다, 마음을 사로잡다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 心を奪う, 奴隷にする

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריתק, הקסים‬

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