Definition
To hold someone's attention completely; to capture and captivate someone's interest or imagination.
Etymology
From Old French 'enthrall,' combining 'en-' (put into) and 'thrall' (slavery, captivity). Originally meant literal enslavement, but evolved metaphorically to mean captivating attention.
Kelly Says
The word literally comes from putting someone in 'thrall' (slavery), but over centuries it softened to just mean completely capturing someone's attention—like when you're so absorbed in a book you lose track of time!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስላውን
ma-s-la-w-un
BNবাংলা
মুগ্ধ করা
mug-d-d-kra
CACatalà
enthrall
en-thrawl
CSČeština
okouzlit
o-kou-zlit
DEDeutsch
bezaubern
be-za-u-bern
ELΕλληνικά
συγκλονίζω
sin-k-lo-ni-zo
ESEspañol
enthrall
en-thrawl
FAفارسی
enthrall
en-thrawl
FISuomi
ihastua
i-ha-stu-a
FRFrançais
enchanter
en-chan-ter
HEעברית
להרשים
le-har-shim
HIहिन्दी
मोहित करना
mo-hit kar-na
HUMagyar
elvarázsol
el-va-ra-zsol
IDBahasa Indonesia
menawan
me-na-wan
ITItaliano
incantare
in-can-ta-re
KMKM
បានប្រាប់
ba-an pra-a-p
MSBahasa Melayu
menawan
me-na-wan
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
ly-shau-k
NLNederlands
betoveren
be-to-ver-en
PLPolski
zwyciągać
z-v-y-chia-ć
PTPortuguês
enthrall
en-thrawl
RORomână
fascina
fas-ci-na
RUРусский
очаровывать
o-cha-ro-vy-vat
SVSvenska
förälska sig
for-al-ska sig
SWKiswahili
kuvutia
ku-vu-ti-a
TAதமிழ்
சரணடை
sa-ra-na-dai
TEతెలుగు
ముग्ధపరచండి
mu-g-dha-pa-rach-an-di
THไทย
หลงเสน่ห์
long-sen-neh
TRTürkçe
büyüleyici
boo-y-u-le-y-i-chi
UKУкраїнська
очаровувати
o-cha-ro-vu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
hồn nhiên
hon-nhien
ZH中文
使人着迷
shǐ rén zhuó mí