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Definition of Enthral
1. Verb. Hold spellbound. "The performance is likely to enthral Sue"
Generic synonyms: Delight, Please
Antonyms: Disenchant
Derivative terms: Enchantment, Enchantment, Enthrallment, Ravishment, Transport
Definition of Enthral
1. Verb. (transitive) To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enthral
1. to enthrall [v -THRALLED, -THRALLING, -THRALS] - See also: enthrall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enthral
Literary usage of Enthral
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concordance to the English Poems of Thomas Gray by Albert Stanburrough Cook, Concordance Society (1908)
"enthral. The captive linnet which enthral? Eton 27. Enthusiast's. Prop? 48.
Enticed. Or are our fears th' enthusiast's empty dream, The Master of Christ By ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"Wild passions are storming, Dark schemes arc forming, Deep mares arc laid, but
they shall not enthral ye; Justice your cause shall greet, Laurels lay at ..."
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