enrapture (verb)
1enrapture — ► VERB ▪ give intense pleasure to. DERIVATIVES enrapt adjective …
2enrapture — verb To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate. Her song enraptured the audience with vivid images of the Scandinavian landscapes. See Also: rapture …
3enrapture — verb give intense pleasure to. Derivatives enrapt adjective …
4enrapture — verb enraptured by the music Syn: delight, enchant, captivate, charm, enthrall, entrance, bewitch, beguile, transport, thrill, excite, exhilarate, intoxicate, take someone s breath away; informal bowl over, blow someone s mind; literary ravish …
5enrapture — transitive verb (enraptured; enrapturing) Date: 1740 to fill with delight …
6enrapture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. transport, enravish, entrance, enchant; please, delight, charm, captivate, bewitch. See pleasure. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enchant, entrance, allure, delight; see charm 1 , fascinate . III (Roget s… …
7enrapture — [[t]ɪnræ̱ptʃə(r)[/t]] enraptures, enrapturing, enraptured VERB If something or someone enraptures you, you think they are wonderful or fascinating. [LITERARY] [V n] The place at once enraptured me... [V ed] The 20,000 strong audience listened,… …
8enrapture — /ɛnˈræptʃə / (say en rapchuh), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (enraptured, enrapturing) to move to rapture; delight beyond measure …
9enrapt — enrapture ► VERB ▪ give intense pleasure to. DERIVATIVES enrapt adjective …
10Derivation (linguistics) — In linguistics, derivation is the process of forming a new word on the basis of an existing word, e.g. happi ness and un happy from happy, or determination from determine. Derivation stands in contrast to the process of inflection, which uses… …