rapt

Meanings

• Adjective or Past Participle

  Seized or captured, especially suddenly and completely.

  - "The eagle snatched the fish from the river with a swift rapt."
  - "The audience was rapt during the performance."

• Adjective

  Fascinated or absorbed, as in a trance.

  - "The children were rapt by the magician's tricks."
  - "She was rapt in thought."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɹæpt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rapt
apt , capable , tap , clap , hap , rap , map

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Variants

List of all variants of rapt that leads to same result
rapt , raptly , raptness , raptnesses , rap , rapped , rapping , raps

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Forms

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rapted, rapting, raptively, raptness

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'seized,' from the Latin 'raptus'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'rapt' appears in the title of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem 'The Raven'.

2. The term 'rapt' is also used in geology to describe a sudden and violent movement of the earth's crust, such as an earthquake or a landslide.

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Related Concepts

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1. Rapture: A state of intense happiness or joy, often used in religious contexts.

2. Seize: To take possession of something suddenly and forcefully.

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Culture

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In literature, 'rapt' is often used to describe a state of fascination or absorption, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Raven'. In art, it can refer to a painting or sculpture that captures the viewer's attention completely.

How to Memorize "rapt"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bird of prey snatching its prey in mid-air to understand the meaning 'seized' or 'captured'. For the meaning 'absorbed' or 'fascinated', imagine yourself completely engrossed in a book or a movie.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'rapt' with the feeling of being completely absorbed or captivated by something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Latin root 'raptus', which means 'carried away' or 'seized'.

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