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   rapt

   /rapt/

   adjective

   • 1. completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing: "a rapt teenage audience" Similar fascinatedenthralledspellboundcaptivatedrivetedgrippedmesmerizedenchantedentrancedcharmedbewitchedtransportedenrapturedthrilledecstaticrapturousinformal:blissed outOpposite uninterestedinattentive
   • ▪ characterized by a state of fascination: "they listened with rapt attention" Similar engrossedabsorbedlostpreoccupiedin a brown studyintent
   • ▪ filled with an intense and pleasurable emotion; enraptured: "she shut her eyes and seemed rapt with desire" Similar fascinatedenthralledspellboundcaptivatedrivetedgrippedmesmerizedenchantedentrancedcharmedbewitchedtransportedenrapturedthrilledecstaticrapturousinformal:blissed outOpposite uninterestedinattentive
   • ▪ another term for wrapped informal Australian, New Zealand
   • 2. having been carried away bodily or transported to heaven: archaic "he was rapt on high"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘transported by religious feeling’): from Latin raptus ‘seized’, past participle of rapere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. raptly adverb
   • 2. raptness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RAPT definition: 1. giving complete attention, or showing complete involvement, or (of attention) complete: 2…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of RAPT is lifted up and carried away. How to use rapt in a sentence. lifted up and carried away; transported with emotion : enraptured; wholly absorbed : engrossed…

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAPT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   carried away in body or spirit (to heaven, etc.) 2. carried away with joy, love, etc.; enraptured. 3. completely absorbed or engrossed (in meditation, study, etc.) 4. resulting from or showing rapture. a rapt look. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRAPT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RAPT meaning: 1. giving complete attention, or showing complete involvement, or (of attention) complete: 2…. Learn more.

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   To be rapt is to be carried away, caught up, or otherwise engrossed in something. If a performer is really good or particularly mesmerizing, the audience will be totally rapt. Rapt developed from the Latin raptus, meaning to “seize, carry off."

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishrapt adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of rapt adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › raptRapt - definition of rapt by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener. 2. transported with emotion; enraptured.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › rapt_adjrapt, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the adjective rapt mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective rapt, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective rapt? About 0.6 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRAPT - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

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    A complete guide to the word "RAPT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    adjective. totally absorbed; engrossed; spellbound, esp through or as if through emotion. rapt with wonder. characterized by or proceeding from rapture. a rapt smile.