enthral

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enthral - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 enslave.
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           She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. --Prior.
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  Enthrall \En*thrall"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + thrall. Cf.
     Inthrall.] [Written also enthral.]
     To hold in thrall; to enslave. See Inthrall.
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           The bars survive the captive they enthrall. --Byron.
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enthral - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  enthral
      v 1: hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport,
           enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant:
           disenchant, disillusion]