(UK, figuratively, transitive) To captivate, entrance, or fascinate.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛnˈsɔːs(ə)l/
Etymology
From Old French ensorceler (“to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate”), a variant of ensorcerer, from en- (prefix meaning ‘caused’) + sorcier (“sorcerer”) (ultimately from Latin sors (“fate, lot; oracular response”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”)).