单词 | enamour |
释义 | enamourv. 1. transitive. To inspire or inflame with love. Chiefly passive to be enamoured: to be in love. Const. of, †on, †upon, with. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > be in love or infatuated with [verb (transitive)] > inflame with love or desire enamour1303 assot1393 burna1400 shoot?1473 esprise1474 talent1486 enamorate1591 inamorate1624 smite1652 besmite1685 to be struck on1893 the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > please or give pleasure to [verb (transitive)] > charm charmc1440 allure?1532 attract1584 sirenize1592 enchant1593 enamour1600 fetch1607 inveiglea1720 seduce1747 appeal1881 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 8170 A grete mayster and a syre Was anamourde so on hyre. c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 1606 She wex enamoured vpon this man. 1494 R. Fabyan New Chron. Eng. vi. clxxvii. 174 Of this Lowys, it is testifyed..that he shulde enamoure hymselfe vpon a menchon [i.e. nun]. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 532/1 She hath as many craftes to enamour a foole upon her as any queene in this towne. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. 2 Cor. iii. 8 So is oure soule euerye daye more and more secreatelye enamoured. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 76 Me thought I was enamourd of an Asse. View more context for this quotation 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iv. 139 The Starres-King all inamour'd on thee, Full of desire, shines downe direct vpon-thee. a1627 W. Sclater Serm. Experimentall (1638) 210 Methinks, therefore, that I might enamore you of love towards this mercy of God in Christ Jesus. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 101 Lord thou hast enamoured mee, made me in love. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila iv. xcvi. 69 Through her Eyes Did Love inamoring Passions rise. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd ii. 214 Should she..Descend with all her winning charms begirt To enamour . View more context for this quotation 1729 T. Cooke Tales 42 In the flowry Vale inamour'd stray. c1750 W. Shenstone Solicitude 5 With her mien she enamours the brave. 1801 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 336 It appears that he was much enamored of one of the Koorg Rajah's sisters. 1858 H. W. Longfellow Epimetheus x Him whom thou dost once enamour. 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 32 Where that lady lives of whom enamoured was my soul. 2. In weaker sense: To charm, delight, fascinate. Chiefly passive. Const. of, †on, †with. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] teec888 tightc1000 drawc1175 tollc1220 till?c1225 ticec1275 bringc1300 entice1303 win1303 wina1340 tempt1340 misdrawa1382 wooa1387 lure1393 trainc1425 allurea1450 attract?a1475 lock1481 enlure1486 attice1490 allect1518 illect?1529 wind1538 disarm1553 call1564 troll1565 embait1567 alliciate1568 slock1594 enamour1600 court1602 inescate1602 fool1620 illure1638 magnetize1658 trepana1661 solicit1665 whistle1665 drill1669 inveigh1670 siren1690 allicit1724 wisea1810 come-hither1954 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > fascinate or enchant enchantc1374 charmc1380 catchc1405 witch1499 bewitch1526 captive1528 allure?1532 captivate1535 disarm1553 enthral1562 sirenize1592 enamour1600 infascinate1687 fascinate1742 capture1796 besiren1861 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 131 Myne eare is much enamoured of thy note. View more context for this quotation 1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 107 Those only graces that the world can..be enamoured on in God's people. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. x. sig. Oo8v As absurd were it for us, to..fancy Piety ours, because our Discourses can possibly inamour others of it. 1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 11 Whether..Anger..Revenge..Wantonness..could have at all affected or enamoured the mind of the same Socrates. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xii. 55 Lord Davers himself is become inamour'd of your Letters. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 83 They are so much enamoured of your fair and equal representation. View more context for this quotation 1866 C. Dickens Let. 15 Sept. (1999) XI. 246 I am not so much enamoured of the first and third subjects. 3. To desire passionately, fall in love with. ΚΠ 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 336 The pining spirit Which doth enamour immortality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1303 |
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