Entrance

n.	1.	The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office.
	2.	Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends.
	3.	The passage, door, or gate, for entering. Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city. - Judg. i. 24.
	4.	The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business. St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology. - Hakewill.
	5.	The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
	6.	(Naut.) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
v. t.	1.	To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects. [imp. & p. p. Entranced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Entrancing .] Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore from field and to the bed conveyed. - Dryden.
	2.	To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm. And I so ravished with her heavenly note, I stood entranced, and had no room for thought. - Dryden.

Noun	1.	entrance - something that provides access (entry or exit); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" Synonyms: entranceway, entryway, entree, entry
	2.	entrance - a movement into or inward Synonyms: entering
	3.	entrance - the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" Synonyms: incoming, ingress, entering, entry
Verb	1.	entrance - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" Synonyms: bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, trance, becharm, beguile, enchant, capture, fascinate, catch
	2.	entrance - put into a trance Synonyms: spellbind

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