enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight
(verb) hold spellbound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
enthrall (third-person singular simple present enthralls, present participle enthralling, simple past and past participle enthralled)
(transitive) To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate.
(transitive) To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate.
• (hold spellbound): bewitch, captivate, charm, hold in awe, transfix
• (make subservient): enslave, subjugate
Source: Wiktionary
En*thrall", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + thrall. Cf. Inthrall.] [Written also enthral.]
Definition: To hold in thrall; to enslave. See Inthrall. The bars survive the captive they enthrall. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
