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Antonyms for enthrall

Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-thrawl
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈθrɔl

Definition of enthrall

Origin :
  • also enthral "to hold in mental or moral bondage," 1570s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + thrall. Literal sense is from 1610s. Related: Enthralled; enthralling.
  • verb captivate
Example sentences :
  • I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them.
  • Extract from : « The Picture of Dorian Gray » by Oscar Wilde
  • Upon the brow determination sits; she is ever seeking whom she may enthrall.
  • Extract from : « Charles Baudelaire, His Life » by Thophile Gautier
  • And he had scant fear, save that he might happen on men who should enthrall him.
  • Extract from : « The Wood Beyond the World » by William Morris
  • Are the powers of light sufficiently great to enthrall mankind without the aid of form, music, action, or spoken words?
  • Extract from : « Artificial Light » by M. Luckiesh
  • The younger sister, Henrietta Mendelssohn, was not handsome enough to enthrall the libertines of the salon.
  • Extract from : « History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) » by Heinrich Graetz
  • Life ran very smoothly and courteously; and while she did not try to regain the affection, she strove to enthrall his intellect.
  • Extract from : « The Quest of the Silver Fleece » by W. E. B. Du Bois
  • The idleness of the imbecile is always imbecilic, but the dreams of a poet have spells that enthrall.
  • Extract from : « The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident » by Edgar Saltus
  • The noble river with its superb amphitheater of mountains no longer had power to enthrall their senses.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Owen and Liberty » by Lucy Foster Madison
  • The twins listened eagerly, for the slightest word about school never failed to enthrall them.
  • Extract from : « Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School » by Mabel C. Hawley
  • Probably these gorgeous visions were bodied forth so as to inspirit the soldiery and enthrall the imagination of France.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) » by John Holland Rose

Synonyms for enthrall

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