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rapt

UK/ˈɹæpt/ US/ˈræpt/ uncommon archaic obsolete

adjective

1.

deeply moved

  • “sat completely still, enraptured by the music”
  • “listened with rapt admiration”
  • “rapt in reverie”
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2.

wholly absorbed as in thought

  • “deep in thought”
  • “that engrossed look or rapt delight”
  • “the book had her totally engrossed”
  • “enwrapped in dreams”
  • “so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred” Walter de la Mare
  • “rapt with wonder”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin raptus, past participle of rapio (“to seize”).

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