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Enthrall is defined as to enslave someone or to completely take over someone's attention.

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An example of to enthrall is for a magician to have a group of children excitedly watching his every move.

See enthrall in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or enthral

transitive verb enthralled, enthralling

Now Rare to make a slave of; enslave
to hold as if in a spell; captivate; fascinate

Origin: ME enthrallen: see en- & thrall

Related Forms:

enthrallment noun or enthralment

See enthrall in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, to put in bondage

Origin: : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹

Origin: + thrall, slave; see thrall

Related Forms:

en·thrallˈing·ly adverb

en·thrallˈment noun

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