enrapture
verb
, en-\
, -ˈrap-shriŋ , en- \
Definition of enrapture
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Synonyms & Antonyms for enrapture
Synonyms
elate, elevate, exhilarate, intoxicate, transport
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Examples of enrapture in a Sentence
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When his father would kick him offline to make a phone call, Brennan would continue to tinker on the computer, enraptured and determined to discover how the machine worked. — Timothy Mclaughlin, WIRED, "The Weird, Dark History of 8chan," 6 Aug. 2019 Earhart would likely have been enraptured by the ship’s space-age display. — Rachel Hartigan Shea, National Geographic, "Exclusive: Inside the search for Amelia Earhart’s airplane," 12 Aug. 2019 Ward was enraptured, and his fascination with birds began. — New York Times, "A Bird Show Spots a Rival, and Bird-Watchers of Color Are Angry," 28 June 2019 Rebecca Sher, dressed in a purple blouse with a matching purple scarf, sat enraptured in Faneuil Hall. — Alison Kuznitz, BostonGlobe.com, "Modern-day suffragists revel in 100th anniversary of voting rights," 25 June 2019 Just as with Billy Elliot and his ballet dreams, or the embittered miner musicians of Brassed Off, or the grumpy cobblers of Kinky Boots, I was enraptured from the get-go. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Wild Rose Is the Best Kind of Musical Melodrama," 19 June 2019 You’ll be treated to Anna’s enraptured take on the Chanel Paris show from last spring, where designer Karl Lagerfeld created a beach at the Grand Palais. — Vogue, "Anna Wintour on Rihanna, the Rise of the Sneaker, and Parka or No Parka?," 7 Feb. 2019 While New Yorkers were enraptured by Karl Lagerfeld’s fanciful creations for Chanel, down in Miami, Art Basel was heating up. — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, "Laura Harrier Adds Some Bulgari Bling to Miami Basel," 5 Dec. 2018 That year, the country was enraptured by a visit from President Barack Obama, the first sitting US President to visit Myanmar. — Timothy Mclaughlin, WIRED, "How Facebook’s Rise Fueled Chaos and Confusion in Myanmar," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enrapture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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