The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section D and E
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2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.
En"ter*prise, v. t. 1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. [R.]
The business must be enterprised this night.
Dryden.
What would I not renounce or enterprise for you!
T. Otway.
2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.]
Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise.
Spenser.
En"ter*prise, v. i. To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. [R.] Pope.
En"ter*pri`ser (?), n. One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward.
En"ter*pri`sing (?), a. Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an enterprising man or firm. -- En"ter*pri`sing*ly, adv.
En`ter*tain" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entertained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entertaining.] [F. entretenir; entre between (L. inter) + tenir to hold, L. tenere. See Tenable.] 1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
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You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred.
Shak.
2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained unawares.
Heb. xiii. 2.
3. To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to entertain friends with conversation, etc.
The weary time she can not entertain.
Shak.
4. To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal.
I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as the philosophy of Locke.
De Quincey.
A rumor gained ground, -- and, however absurd, was entertained by some very sensible people.
Hawthorne.
5. To meet or encounter, as an enemy. [Obs.] Shak.
6. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments.
7. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. [Obs.]
To baptize all nations, and entertain them into the services institutions of the holy Jesus.
Jer. Taylor.
Syn. -- To amuse; divert; maintain. See Amuse.
En`ter*tain" (?), v. i. To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously.
En`ter*tain", n. [Cf. F. entretien, fr. entretenir.] Entertainment. [Obs.] Spenser.
En`ter*tain"er (?), n. One who entertains.
En`ter*tain"ing, a. Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting. -- En`ter*tain"ing*ly, adv. -- En`ter*tain"ing*ness, n.
En`ter*tain"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. entretenement.] 1. The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.
The entertainment of Christ by faith.
Baxter.
The sincere entertainment and practice of the precepts of the gospel.
Bp. Sprat.
2. That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement.
Theatrical entertainments conducted with greater elegance and refinement.
Prescott.
3. Admission into service; service.
Some band of strangers in the adversary's entertainment.
Shak.
4. Payment of soldiers or servants; wages. [Obs.]
The entertainment of the general upon his first arrival was but six shillings and eight pence.
Sir J. Davies.
Syn. -- Amusement; diversion; recreation; pastime; sport; feast; banquet; repast; carousal.
En`ter*take" (?), v. t. To entertain. [Obs.]
En`ter*tis"sued (?), a. Same as Intertissued.
{ En"the*al (?), En"the*an (?), } a. [Gr. &?; full of the god, inspired; &?; in + &?; god.] Divinely inspired; wrought up to enthusiasm. [Obs.]
En"the*asm (?), n. Inspiration; enthusiasm. [R.] "Religious entheasm." Byron.
En`the*as"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?; inspired, fr. &?;, fr. &?;. See Entheal.] Of godlike energy; inspired. -- En`the*as"tic*al*ly (#), adv.
En"the*at (?), a. [Cf. L. entheatus, fr. Gr. &?;.] Divinely inspired. [Obs.] Drummond.
{ ||En`thel*min"tha (?), En`thel*min"thes (?), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; within + &?;, &?;, worm.] (Zoöl.) Intestinal worms. See Helminthes.
En*thet"ic (n*tht"k), a. [Gr. 'enqetiko`s fit for inserting; 'en in + tiqe`nai to place.] (Med.) Caused by a morbific virus implanted in the system; as, an enthetic disease like syphilis.
En*thrall" (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + thrall. Cf. Inthrall.] [Written also enthral.] To hold in thrall; to enslave. See Inthrall.
The bars survive the captive they enthrall.
Byron.
En*thrall"ment (?), n. The act of enthralling, or state of being enthralled. See Inthrallment.
En*thrill" (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + thrill.] To pierce; to thrill. [Obs.] Sackville.
En*throne" (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF. enthroner. Cf. Inthronize.] 1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.
Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned.
Pope.
It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings.
Shak.
2. (Eccl.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.
En*throne"ment (?), n. The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned. [Recent]
En*thron`i*za"tion (?), n. The act of enthroning; hence, the admission of a bishop to his stall or throne in his cathedral.
En*thron"ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enthronized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enthronizing (?).] [See Inthronize.] To place on a throne; hence, to induct into office, as a bishop.
There openly enthronized as the very elected king.
Knolles.
En*thuse" (?), v. t. & i. To make or become enthusiastic. [Slang]
En*thu"si*asm (?), n. [Gr. &?; , fr. &?; to be inspired or possessed by the god, fr. &?;, &?;, inspired: cf. enthousiasme. See Entheal, Theism.] 1. Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse.
Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine revelation, but rises from the conceits of a warmed or overweening imagination.
Locke.
2. A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm.
Resolutions adopted in enthusiasm are often repented of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing duties of hard everyday routine.
Froude.
Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating shrewdness.
Bancroft.
3. Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his profession with enthusiasm.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Emerson.
4. Lively manifestation of joy or zeal.
Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm.
Prescott.
En*thu"si*ast (?), n. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. enthousiaste.] One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person.
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.
W. Irving.
Syn. -- Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot.
{ En*thu`si*as"tic (?), En*thu`si*as"tic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?; .] Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous; as, an enthusiastic lover of art. "Enthusiastical raptures." Calamy. -- En*thu`si*as"tic*al*ly, adv.
A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic character.
W. Irving.
En*thu`si*as"tic, n. An enthusiast; a zealot. [Obs.]
{ En`thy*me*mat"ic (?), En`thy*me*mat"ic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?;.] Pertaining to, or of the form of, an enthymeme.
En"thy*meme (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to keep in mind, consider; &?; in + &?; mind, soul.] (Logic) An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble.
En*tice" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enticed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Enticing (?).] [OE. entisen, enticen, OF. enticier, entichier; pref. en- (L. in) + a word of uncertain origin, cf. OF. atisier to stir a fire, provoke, L. titio firebrand, or MHG. zicken to push.] To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen.
Roses blushing as they blow, And enticing men to pull.
Beau. & Fl.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Prov. i. 10.
Go, and thine erring brother gain, Entice him home to be forgiven.
Keble.
Syn. -- To allure; lure; coax; decoy; seduce; tempt; inveigle; incite; persuade; prevail on. See Allure.
En*tice"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being enticed.
En*tice"ment (?), n. [OF. enticement.] 1. The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
Syn. -- Allurement; attraction; temptation; seduction; inveiglement; persuasion; inducement.
En*ti"cer (?), n. One who entices; one who incites or allures to evil. Burton.
En*ti"cing (?), a. That entices; alluring.
En*ti"cing*ly, adv. In an enticing manner; charmingly. "She . . . sings most enticingly." Addison.
En*tier"ty (?), n. See Entirety. [Obs.]
En*tire" (?), a. [F. entier, L. integer untouched, undiminished, entire; pref. in-, negative + the root of tangere to touch. See Tangent, and cf. Integer.] 1. Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance.
That ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
James i. 4.
With strength entire and free will armed.
Milton.
One entire and perfect chrysolite.
Shak.
2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
Pure fear and entire cowardice.
Shak.
No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
Clarendon.
3. (Bot.) (a) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla. (b) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth.
4. Not gelded; -- said of a horse.
5. Internal; interior. [Obs.] Spenser.
Syn. -- See Whole, and Radical.
En*tire", n. 1. Entirely. "Too long to print in entire." Thackeray.
2. (Brewing) A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.] "Foker's Entire." Thackeray.
En*tire"ly, adv. 1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost.
Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea.
Raleigh.
2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely.
To highest God entirely pray.
Spenser.
En*tire"ness (?), n. 1. The state or condition of being entire; completeness; fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a bridge.
This same entireness or completeness.
Trench.
2. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty. [R.]
Entireness in preaching the gospel.
Udall.
3. Oneness; unity; -- applied to a condition of intimacy or close association. [Obs.]
True Christian love may be separated from acquaintance, and acquaintance from entireness.
Bp. Hall.
En*tire"ty (?), n.; pl. Entireness (#). [OF. entiereté. Cf. Integrity.] 1. The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of interest. Blackstone.
2. That which is entire; the whole. Bacon.
En"ti*ta*tive (?), a. [See Entity.] Considered as pure entity; abstracted from all circumstances. Ellis. -- En"ti*ta*tive*ly, adv.
En*ti"tle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entitled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entitling (?).] [OF. entituler, F. intituler, LL. intitulare, fr. L. in + titulus title. See Title, and cf. Intitule.] 1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book "Commentaries;" to entitle a man "Honorable."
That which . . . we entitle patience.
Shak.
2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success; as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.
3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.]
The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . . peculiarly to God himself.
Milton.
Syn. -- To name; designate; style; characterize; empower; qualify; enable; fit.
En*tit"ule (?), v. t. [See Entitle.] To entitle. B. Jonson.
En"ti*ty (?), n.; pl. Entities (#). [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens, entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entité. See Essence, Is.] A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence.
Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality.
Shairp.
Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative signification.
Bentley.
En"to- (?). [Gr. &?; within, fr. &?; in. See In.] A combining form signifying within; as, entoblast.
En"to*blast (?), n. [Ento- + -blast.] (Biol.) The inner germ layer; endoderm. See Nucleolus.
||En`to*bron"chi*um (?), n.; pl. Entobronchia (#). [See Ento-, and Bronchia.] (Anat.) One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds.
{ En`to*cu*ne"i*form (?), En`to*cu"ni*form (?), } n. [Ento- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.
En"to*derm (?), n. [Ento- + Gr. &?; skin.] (Biol.) See Endoderm, and Illust. of Blastoderm.
{ En`to*der"mal (?), En`to*der"mic (?), } a. (Biol.) Relating to the entoderm.
En`to*gas"tric (?), a. [Ento- + Gr. &?; the stomach.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; -- applied to a mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in certain hydroids.
En*tog"e*nous (?), a. [Ento- + -genous.] (Biol.) See Endogenous.
En`to*glos"sal (?), a. [Ento- + Gr. &?; the tongue.] (Anat.) Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.
En*toil" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entoiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entoiling.] To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.]
Entoiled in woofed phantasies.
Keats.
En*tomb" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entombed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entombing.] [Pref. en- + tomb: cf. OF. entomber.] To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume. Hooker.
En*tomb"ment (?), n. The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed; burial. Barrow.
En"to*mere (?), n. [Ento- + - mere.] (Biol.) The more granular cells, which finally become internal, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.
{ En*tom"ic (?), En*tom"ic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?; insect. See Entomology.] (Zoöl.) Relating to insects; entomological.
En"to*moid (?), a. [Gr. &?; insect + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Resembling an insect. -- n. An object resembling an insect.
En*tom"o*lin (?), n. [Gr. &?; insect.] (Chem.) See Chitin.
En*tom"o*lite (?), n. [Gr. &?; insect + -lite.] (Paleon.) A fossil insect.
{ En`to*mo*log"ic (?), En`to*mo*log"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. entomologique.] Of or relating to entomology. -- En`to*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
En`to*mol"o*gist (?), n. [Cf. F. entomologiste.] One versed in entomology.
En`to*mol"o*gize (?), v. i. To collect specimens in the study of entomology. C. Kingsley.
En`to*mol"o*gy (?), n.; pl. Entomologies (#). [Gr. 'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr. 'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy: cf. F. entomologie. See In, and Tome, and cf. Insect.] 1. That part of zoölogy which treats of insects.
2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
||En`to*moph"a*ga (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ntomon an insect + fagei^n to eat.] (Zoöl.) 1. One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvæ feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2.
2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum.
3. A group of edentates, including the ant- eaters.
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En`to*moph"a*gan (?), a. (Zoöl.) Relating to the Entomophaga. -- n. One of the Entomophaga.
En`to*moph"a*gous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Feeding on insects; insectivorous.
En`to*moph"i*lous (?), a. [Gr. &?; insect + &?; a lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.
||En`to*mos"tra*ca (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; cut in pieces + &?; burnt clay, the hard shell of Testacea.] (Zoöl.) One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera.
En`to*mos"tra*can (?), a. (Zoöl.) Relating to the Entomostraca. -- n. One of the Entomostraca.
En`to*mos"tra*cous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Entomostracans.
En`to*mot"o*mist (?), n. One who practices entomotomy.
En`to*mot"o*my (?), n. [Gr. &?; insect + te`mnein to cut.] The science of the dissection of insects.
En*ton"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; strained, fr. &?; to strain. See Entasis.] (Med.) Having great tension, or exaggerated action. Dunglison.
En`to*pe*riph"er*al (?), a. [Ento- + peripheral.] (Physiol.) Being, or having its origin, within the external surface of the body; -- especially applied to feelings, such as hunger, produced by internal disturbances. Opposed to epiperipheral.
En"to*phyte (?), n. [Ento- + Gr. &?; a plant.] (Med.) A vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body.
En`to*phyt"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease.
En"to*plasm (?), n. [Ento- + Gr. &?; anything formed.] (Biol.) (a) The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. (b) Endosarc.
En`to*plas"tic (?), a. [Ento- + Gr. &?; to mold.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm; as, the entoplastic products of some Protozoa, or the entoplastic modification of the cell protoplasm, by which a nucleus is produced.
En`to*plas"tron (?), n.; pl. Entoplastra (#). [Ento- + plastron.] (Anat.) The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also entosternum.
||En`to*proc"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; within + &?; the anus.] (Zoöl.) A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of tentacles. See Pedicellina.
Ent*op"tic (?), a. [Ent- + optic.] (Physiol.) Relating to objects situated within the eye; esp., relating to the perception of objects in one's own eye.
Ent*or"gan*ism (?), n. [Ent- + organism.] (Biol.) An internal parasitic organism.
En*tor`ti*la"tion (?), n. [F. entortiller to twist; pref. en- (L. in) + tortiller to twist.] A turning into a circle; round figures. [Obs.] Donne.
||En`to*ster"num (?), n.; pl. Entosterna (#). [NL. See Ento-, and Sternum.] (Anat.) See Entoplastron. - - En`to*ster"nal (#), a.
En*tos"tho*blast (?), n. [Gr. 'e`ntosthe from within + -blast.] (Biol.) The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated cell. Agassiz.
En`to*tho"rax (?), n. [Ento- + thorax.] (Zoöl.) See Endothorax.
Ent*ot"ic (?), a. [Ent- + Gr. &?;, &?;, the ear.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the interior of the ear.
||En`to*zo"a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; within + &?; an animal.] (Zoöl.) 1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes.
2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living parasitically in others.
{ En`to*zo"al (?), En`to*zo"ic (?), } a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, the Entozoa.
En`to*zo*öl"o*gist (?), n. [Entozoön + -logy + -ist.] One versed in the science of the Entozoa.
||En`to*zo"ön (?), n.; pl. Entozoa (#). [NL. See Entozoa.] (Zoöl.) One of the Entozoa.
||En`tr'acte" (?), n. [F. Cf. Interact.] 1. The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama.
2. A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between two acts of a drama.
En*trail" (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + OF. treiller to grate, lattice, F. treille vine, arbor. See Trellis.] To interweave; to intertwine. [Obs.] Spenser.
En*trail", n. Entanglement; fold. [Obs.] Spenser.
En"trails (?), n. pl. [F. entrailles, LL. intralia, intranea, fr. interaneum, pl. interanea, intestine, interaneus inward, interior, fr. inter between, among, within. See Internal.] 1. The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.
2. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth.
That treasure . . . hid the dark entrails of America.
Locke.
En*train" (?), v. t. [F. entrainer.] To draw along as a current does; as, water entrained by steam.
En*train", v. t. [Pref. en- + train.] To put aboard a railway train; as, to entrain a regiment. [Recent, Eng.]
En*train", v. i. To go aboard a railway train; as, the troops entrained at the station. [Recent, Eng.]
En*tram"mel (?), v. t. [See Trammel.] To trammel; to entangle. Bp. Hacket.
En"trance (?), n. [OF. entrance, fr. OF. & F. entrant, p. pr. of entrer to enter. See Enter.] 1. The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office.
2. Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends. Shak.
3. The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city.
Judg. i. 24.
4. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business. "Beware of entrance to a quarrel." Shak.
St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.
Hakewill.
5. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
6. (Naut.) (a) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line. Ham. Nav. Encyc. (b) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line. Totten.
En*trance" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entranced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entrancing (?).] [Pref. en- + trance.] 1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from field and to the bed conveyed.
Dryden.
2. To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.
And I so ravished with her heavenly note, I stood entranced, and had no room for thought.
Dryden.
En*trance"ment (?), n. The act of entrancing, or the state of trance or ecstasy. Otway.
En"trant (?), n. [See Entrance, n.] 1. One who enters; a beginner. "The entrant upon life." Bp. Terrot.
2. An applicant for admission. Stormonth.
En*trap" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entrapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Entrapping.] [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.] To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men.
A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men.
Shak.
Syn. -- To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
En*treat" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Entreating.] [OE. entreten to treat, request, OF. entraiter to treat of; pref. en- (L. in) + traitier to treat. See Treat.] 1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. [Obs.]
Fairly let her be entreated.
Shak.