verb
entrance
To fill someone with delight or fascination.
The violinist's gentle melody entrances everyone in the crowded room.
Etymology
The prefix en- means to put into a state. To entrance people is figuratively to place them in a trance of absorbed delight or fascination.
More examples
- The novel's vivid world entranced me from the first page.
- She stands entranced by the swirling northern lights.
- The magician's tricks entrance even the most skeptical adults.
Forms
entrance · entrances · entranced · entrancing