Hold spellbound.
synonyms: delight, enchant, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport.
Roget 824:
excite,
affect,
touch,
move,
impress,
strike,
interest,
animate,
inspire,
impassion,
smite,
infect;
stir the blood,
fire the blood,
warm the blood;
set astir;
wake,
awake,
awaken;
call forth;
evoke,
provoke;
raise up,
summon up,
call up,
wake up,
blow up,
get up,
light up;
raise;
get up the steam,
rouse,
arouse,
stir;
fire,
kindle,
enkindle,
apply the torch,
set on fire,
inflame.
stimulate;
exsuscitate†;
inspirit;
spirit up,
stir up,
work up,
pique;
infuse life into,
give new life to;
bring new blood,
introduce new blood;
quicken;
sharpen,
whet;
work upon
etc.
(incite)
615;
hurry on,
give a fillip,
put on one's mettle.
fan the fire,
fan the flame;
blow the coals,
stir the embers;
fan into a flame;
foster,
heat,
warm,
foment,
raise to a fever heat;
keep up,
keep the pot boiling;
revive,
rekindle;
rake up,
rip up.
stir the feelings,
play on the feelings,
come home to the feelings;
touch a string,
touch a chord,
touch the soul,
touch the heart;
go to one's heart,
penetrate,
pierce,
go through one,
touch to the quick;
possess the soul,
pervade the soul,
penetrate the soul,
imbrue the soul,
absorb the soul,
affect the soul,
disturb the soul.
absorb,
rivet the attention;
sink into the mind,
sink into the heart;
prey on the mind,
distract;
intoxicate;
overwhelm,
overpower;
bouleverser [Fr.],
upset,
turn one's head.
fascinate;
enrapture
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
agitate,
perturb,
ruffle,
fluster,
shake,
disturb,
startle,
shock,
stagger;
give one a shock,
give one a turn;
strike all of a heap;
stun,
astound,
electrify,
galvanize,
petrify.
irritate,
sting;
cut to the heart,
cut to the quick;
try one's temper;
fool to the top of one's bent,
pique;
infuriate,
madden,
make one's blood boil;
lash into fury
etc.
(wrath)
900.
be excited
etc.
adj.;
flush up,
flare up;
catch the infection;
thrill
etc.
(feel)
821;
mantle;
work oneself up;
seethe,
boil,
simmer,
foam,
fume,
flame,
rage,
rave;
run mad
etc.
(passion)
825.
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Roget 829:
cause pleasure,
produce pleasure,
create pleasure,
give pleasure,
afford pleasure,
procure pleasure,
offer pleasure,
present pleasure,
yield pleasure
etc.
827.
please,
charm,
delight,
becharm†,
imparadise†;
gladden
etc.
(make cheerful)
836;
take,
captivate,
fascinate;
enchant,
entrance,
enrapture,
transport,
bewitch;
enravish†.
bless,
beatify;
satisfy;
gratify,
desire;
etc.
865;
slake,
satiate,
quench;
indulge,
humor,
flatter,
tickle;
tickle the palate
etc.
(savory)
394;
regale,
refresh;
enliven;
treat;
amuse
etc.
840;
take one's fancy,
tickle one's fancy,
hit one's fancy;
meet one's wishes;
win the heart,
gladden the heart,
rejoice the heart,
warm the cockles of the heart;
do one's heart good.
attract,
allure
etc.
(move)
615;
stimulate
etc.
(excite)
824;
interest.
make things pleasant,
popularize,
gild the pill,
sugar-coat the pill,
sweeten.
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Roget 897:
love,
like,
affect,
fancy,
care for,
take an interest in,
be partial to,
sympathize with;
affection;
be in love with
etc.
adj.;
have a love
etc.
n..
for,
entertain a love
etc.
n..
for,
harbor cherish a love
etc.
n..
for;
regard,
revere;
take to,
bear love to,
be wedded to;
set one's affections on;
make much of,
feast one's eyes on;
hold dear,
prize;
hug,
cling to,
cherish,
pet.
burn;
adore,
idolize,
love to distraction,
aimer eperdument [Fr.];
dote on,
dote upon;
take a fancy to,
look sweet upon;
become enamored
etc.
adj.;
fall in love with,
lose one's heart;
desire
etc.
865.
excite love;
win the heart,
gain the heart,
win the affections,
gain the affections,
secure the love,
engage the affections;
take the fancy of have a place in the heart,
wind round the heart;
attract,
attach,
endear,
charm,
fascinate,
captivate,
bewitch,
seduce,
enamor,
enrapture,
turn the head.
get into favor;
ingratiate oneself,
insinuate oneself,
worm oneself;
propitiate,
curry favor with,
pay one's court to,
faire l'aimable [Fr.],
set one's cap at,
flirt.
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Dutch: in verrukking brengen, in vervoering brengen, begeesteren, charmeren, fascineren, boeien, betoveren