( BrE ) ( NAmE en·thrall ) / ɪnˈθrɔːl; NAmE / verb
( -ll- ) [ usually passive ] if sth enthrals you, it is so interesting, beautiful, etc. that you give it all your attention
SYN entrance :
[ vn ]
The child watched, enthralled by the bright moving images.
[also v ]
► en·thral·ling adjective :
an enthralling performance
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense enslave ; formerly also as inthrall ): from en- , in- (as an intensifier) + thrall .