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Enrapt En·Rapt Adjective En Rapt Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
en·rapt

 \\in-ˈrapt, en-\\ adjective
 DATE  1606
: wholly absorbed with rapture
English Etymology
enrapt
  1606, "carried away by (prophetic) ecstasy," from en- "make, put in" + rapt (see rapture).
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
en·rapt
\ə̇nˈrapt, en-\ adjective
Etymology: en- (I) + rapt
: absorbed in or as if in ecstatic contemplation : 
enraptured
 < fools listen to him, silent, enrapt, sighing when he is done — Alan Paton >

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