enravish

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ ravish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɹævɪʃ/

Verb

enravish (third-person singular simple present enravishes, present participle enravishing, simple past and past participle enravished)

1. To enrapture.
   • 1855, Methodist Episcopal Church, The Ladies' repository, volume 15:

     In no other way can you explain the secret of a man's being able to enravish listening hosts of men, with unpremeditated eloquence, than on the supposition of a full, complete, control, at any time, over his whole being.

Derived terms

• enravishment

Translations

to enrapture — see enrapture

Anagrams

• haversin, vanisher