enthrall

English

Alternative forms

enthral (chiefly UK)

Etymology

From en- +‎ thrall.

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)
Catalan: embruixar (ca), captivar (ca)
Dutch: betoveren (nl)
Finnish: lumota (fi)
French: captiver (fr)
Greek: γοητεύω (el) (goïtévo)

Hungarian: elbűvöl (hu)
Romanian: captiva (ro), fermeca (ro), vrăji (ro)
Russian: зачаро́вывать (ru) impf (začaróvyvatʹ)
Spanish: subyugar (es), cautivar (es), embrujar (es), embelesar (es)
Ukrainian: зачаро́вувати impf (začaróvuvaty)

make subservient

Bulgarian: поробвам (bg) (porobvam)
Catalan: subjugar (ca)
Finnish: orjuuttaa (fi)
Hungarian: rabjává tesz

Polish: zniewolić (pl) pf
Romanian: subjuga (ro), aservi (ro), înrobi (ro)
Russian: порабоща́ть (ru) impf (poraboščátʹ)
Ukrainian: понево́лювати impf (ponevóljuvaty), підко́рювати impf (pidkórjuvaty)

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