enrapturev.
/ɛnˈraptjʊə/ 1. transitive. To throw into a rapture, inspire with overmastering poetic fervour. Only in passive.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > inspiration > inspire or be inspired [verb (intransitive)] > be under poetic inspiration
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > creative genius > be inspired [verb (intransitive)]
to fly high (or a high pitch)1655
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > compose poetry [verb (intransitive)] > be filled with poetic inspiration
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1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes II. iv. ii. 163 New words he rolls enraptur'd down Impetuous through the Dithyrambic Strains.
1827 J. Keble Christian Year I. xii. 46 One high enraptur'd strain.
2. To delight intensely.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > rapture or ecstasy > transport with rapture or ecstasy [verb (transitive)]
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to carry out1599
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ecstasiate1823
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1740 J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 8 The Brow We gain enraptur'd.
1818 T. Moore They may rail i, in Sel. Irish Melodies No. 7. 59 Such eloquent eyes, As before me..enraptur'd I see.
1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 24 She had not been enraptured when her son had written..that, etc.
1891 N.E.D. at Enrapture Mod. He quite enraptured his audience.
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