carry away
verb
carried away; carrying away; carries away
transitive verb
1
: to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm
The girl was carried away by her pity.
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill2
: carry off sense 1
Synonyms
- enrapture
- enthrall
- enthral
- entrance
- rap
- rapture
- ravish
- transport
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Example Sentences
the beauty of the music carried him away
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1
carries away
verb
as in transports
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) the beauty of the music carried him away Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- transports
- delights
- knocks one's socks off
- entrances
- knocks dead
- raptures
- satisfies
- pleases
- raps
- ravishes
- enraptures
- enchants
- fascinates
- enthrals
- enthralls
- charms
- gratifies
- stirs
- captivates
- gladdens
- elates
- excites
- bewitches
- exhilarates