Enthralled

/ɪnˈθɹɔld/ verb

Completely fascinated or captivated by something, as if held under a spell.

From Old English 'thrall' meaning slave or bondage, combined with the prefix 'en-' meaning to put into a state. The word evolved from literal enslavement to mean being mentally or emotionally captured by something.

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