fängsla — meaning in English

English meaning

• absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
• captivate verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
• enthrall verb To hold someone's attention completely, as if under a spell.
• imprison verb To put someone in prison, or to confine them against their will.

Senses

fängsla is used for these senses in English:

• absorb (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
• captivate (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
• imprison (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

absorb — full definition

1. verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
2. verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
3. verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
4. verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.

captivate — full definition

1. verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
2. verb To take hold of someone's mind and control it completely.
3. verb To attract someone strongly and hold their interest and attention.

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