- enthral
- transitive verb see enthrall
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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enthral — is spelt with one l and is inflected with two ls in enthralled, enthralling, but there is only one l in enthralment. In AmE, there are two ls in all these forms, including enthrall itself; and there is a variant inthrall … Modern English usage
enthral — (US enthrall) ► VERB (enthralled, enthralling) 1) fascinate (someone) and hold their attention. 2) (also inthrall) archaic enslave. DERIVATIVES enthralment (US enthrallment) noun … English terms dictionary
enthral — UK [ɪnˈθrɔːl] / US [ɪnˈθrɔl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms enthral : present tense I/you/we/they enthral he/she/it enthrals present participle enthralling past tense enthralled past participle enthralled to make you so interested in… … English dictionary
enthral — Inthrall In*thrall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inthralled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inthralling}.] [Cf. {Enthrall}.] [Written also {inthral}, {enthral}, and {enthrall}.] To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enthral — Enthrall En*thrall , v. t. [Pref. en + thrall. Cf. {Inthrall}.] [Written also {enthral}.] To hold in thrall; to enslave. See {Inthrall}. [1913 Webster] The bars survive the captive they enthrall. Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enthral — enthralment, n. /en thrawl /, v.t., enthralled, enthralling. enthrall. * * * … Universalium
enthral — verb a) To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate. b) To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate … Wiktionary
enthral — (BrE) (AmE enthrall) verb PHRASES ▪ be enthralled by sth, be enthralled with sth ▪ They were enthralled with the play. ▪ hold sb enthralled, keep sb enthralled ▪ … Collocations dictionary
enthral — en|thral BrE enthrall AmE [ınˈθro:l US ˈθro:l] v past tense and past participle enthralled present participle enthralling [T usually passive] to make someone very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch something very carefully be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
enthral — en|thral [ ın θrɔl ] a British spelling of enthrall … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
