Enthrall

En-thrall′

,

Verb.

T.

[Pref.

en-

+

thrall

. Cf.

Inthrall

.]

[Written also

enthral

.]

To hold in thrall; to enslave. See

Inthrall

.

The bars survive the captive they

enthrall

.

Byron.

Enthrall

ENTHRALL'

,

Verb.

T.

To enslave. [See Inthrall.]

enthrall

English

Alternative forms

enthral (chiefly UK)

Verb

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.

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)
Greek: γοητεύω (el) ‎(goitévo)
Hungarian: elbűvöl (hu)

Russian: зачаро́вывать (ru) impf ‎(začaróvyvatʹ)
Spanish: subyugar (es), cautivar (es), embrujar (es)
Ukrainian: зачаро́вувати impf ‎(začaróvuvaty)

make subservient

Bulgarian: поробвам (bg) ‎(porobvam)
Finnish: orjuuttaa (fi)
Hungarian: rabjává tesz
Polish: zniewolić (pl) pf

Russian: порабоща́ть (ru) impf ‎(poraboščátʹ)
Ukrainian: понево́лювати impf ‎(ponevóljuvaty), підко́рювати impf ‎(pidkórjuvaty)

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