enthrall

English

Etymology

en- + thrall ("to control another's mind, to enslave").

Alternative forms

• enthral (chiefly UK)

Verb

enthrall (third-person singular simple present enthralls, present participle enthralling, simple past and past participle enthralled)

1. (transitive) To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.
2. (transitive) To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate.

Synonyms

• (hold spellbound): bewitch, captivate, charm, hold in awe, transfix
• (make subservient): enslave, subjugate

Translations

hold spellbound

• Bulgarian: омайвам (bg) (omajvam), очаровам (bg) (očarovam)
• Finnish: lumota (fi)

• Hungarian: elbűvöl (hu)
• Russian: зачаровывать (ru) (začarovyvatʹ)
• Spanish: subyugar (es), cautivar (es), embrujar (es)

make subservient

• Bulgarian: поробвам (bg) (porobvam)
• Finnish: orjuuttaa (fi)

• Hungarian: rabjává tesz (hu)
• Russian: порабощать (ru) (poraboščatʹ)