01 imp. & p. p. imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.
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Entry
8 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Rapt
/(răpt)/
· IPA /ˈɹæpt/
02 a. Snatched away; hurried away or along.
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Snatched away; hurried away or along.“Waters rapt with whirling away.” — Spenser.
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Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.; enraptured.
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Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation.
03 n. An ecstasy; a trance.
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An ecstasy; a trance.[Obs.]
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Rapidity.[Obs.]
04 v. t. To transport or ravish.
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To transport or ravish.[Obs.]
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To carry away by force.[Obs.]