Enthrall

Quick meaning: Enthrall is a verb meaning (literally, literary, otherwise archaic) To enslave; to subjugate.

Meaning

(literally, literary, otherwise archaic) To enslave; to subjugate.

More Meanings

1. To hold spellbound.
2. To make subservient.

Example Sentences

[…] Who oft as undeservedly enthrall / His outward freedom: Tyranny must be;

Fancy, Jim, to be in love and play Juliet! To have him sitting there! To play for his delight! I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them.

In the center of the circle of glittering black bodies he leaped and roared and shook his heavy spear in the same mad abandon that enthralled his fellow savages. The last remnant of his civilization was forgotten—he was a primitive man to the fullest now; reveling in the freedom of the fierce, wild life he loved, gloating in his kingship among these wild blacks.

Word Forms

• enthralls
• enthralling
• enthralled
• enthral

Synonyms for enthrall

Depending on context, synonyms include bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, transfix, ravish.

Antonyms for enthrall

Common opposites include disenthrall, disillusion, disenchant.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enchant, enrapture, ravish, transport, enthral, captivate.

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