Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enthrall

/ɪnˈθɹoːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: en-thrall
IPA: /ɪnˈθɹoːl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hold spellbound.

Transitive verb

verb

To make subservient.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To enslave; to subjugate.

Literary; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Fancy, Jim, to be in love and play Juliet! To have him sitting there! To play for his delight! I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them."
"In the center of the circle of glittering black bodies he leaped and roared and shook his heavy spear in the same mad abandon that enthralled his fellow savages. The last remnant of his civilization was forgotten—he was a primitive man to the fullest now; reveling in the freedom of the fierce, wild life he loved, gloating in his kingship among these wild blacks."
"[…] Who oft as undeservedly enthrall / His outward freedom: Tyranny must be;"

Etymology

From Middle English enthrallen. By surface analysis, en- + thrall.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: enthrallen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈθɹoːl/
British English: /ɪnˈθɹɔːl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

enthralls (present, singular) enthralling (participle, present) enthralled (participle, past) enthralled (past) enthral (alternative, UK) inthral (alternative, archaic) inthrall (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

disenthrall enthralldom enthralled enthralling enthrallment

Synonyms

bewitch captivate charm enchant transfix enchain enrapture transport ravish enthral delight

Antonyms

disenthrall

Questions

How do you pronounce enthrall?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈθɹoːl/.
What does enthrall mean?: To hold spellbound.
Where does enthrall come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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