enrapture


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en·rap·ture

 (ĕn-răp′chər)
tr.v. en·rap·tured, en·rap·tur·ing, en·rap·tures
To fill with rapture or delight.
en·rap′ture·ment n.
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enrapture

(ɪnˈræptʃə)
vb
(tr) to fill with delight; enchant
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en•rap•ture

(ɛnˈræp tʃər)

v.t. -tured, -tur•ing.
to move to rapture; delight beyond measure.
[1730–40]
en•rap′tured•ly, adv.
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enrapture


Past participle: enraptured
Gerund: enrapturing

Imperative
enrapture
enrapture
Present
I enrapture
you enrapture
he/she/it enraptures
we enrapture
you enrapture
they enrapture
Preterite
I enraptured
you enraptured
he/she/it enraptured
we enraptured
you enraptured
they enraptured
Present Continuous
I am enrapturing
you are enrapturing
he/she/it is enrapturing
we are enrapturing
you are enrapturing
they are enrapturing
Present Perfect
I have enraptured
you have enraptured
he/she/it has enraptured
we have enraptured
you have enraptured
they have enraptured
Past Continuous
I was enrapturing
you were enrapturing
he/she/it was enrapturing
we were enrapturing
you were enrapturing
they were enrapturing
Past Perfect
I had enraptured
you had enraptured
he/she/it had enraptured
we had enraptured
you had enraptured
they had enraptured
Future
I will enrapture
you will enrapture
he/she/it will enrapture
we will enrapture
you will enrapture
they will enrapture
Future Perfect
I will have enraptured
you will have enraptured
he/she/it will have enraptured
we will have enraptured
you will have enraptured
they will have enraptured
Future Continuous
I will be enrapturing
you will be enrapturing
he/she/it will be enrapturing
we will be enrapturing
you will be enrapturing
they will be enrapturing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been enrapturing
you have been enrapturing
he/she/it has been enrapturing
we have been enrapturing
you have been enrapturing
they have been enrapturing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been enrapturing
you will have been enrapturing
he/she/it will have been enrapturing
we will have been enrapturing
you will have been enrapturing
they will have been enrapturing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been enrapturing
you had been enrapturing
he/she/it had been enrapturing
we had been enrapturing
you had been enrapturing
they had been enrapturing
Conditional
I would enrapture
you would enrapture
he/she/it would enrapture
we would enrapture
you would enrapture
they would enrapture
Past Conditional
I would have enraptured
you would have enraptured
he/she/it would have enraptured
we would have enraptured
you would have enraptured
they would have enraptured
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.enrapture - hold spellboundenrapture - hold spellbound      
enchant, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport, delight
delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
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enrapture

verb
To move or excite greatly:
carry away, electrify, thrill, transport.
Slang: send.
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Translations
يُبْهِج، يَفْتِن
henrykke
hrifa, heilla
aizgrābtsajūsmināt
çok sevindirmekkendinden geçirmek

enrapture

[ɪnˈræptʃəʳ] VT → embelesar, extasiar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

enrapture

[ɪnˈræptʃər] vt (= enchant) → éblouir, émerveiller
to be enraptured by sth/sb → être ébloui(e) par qch/qn, être émerveillé(e) par qch/qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

enrapture

vt → entzücken, bezaubern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

enrapture

[ɪnˈræptʃəʳ] vt → estasiare, rapire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

enrapture

(inˈrӕptʃə) verb
to give delight to.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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