| \rapt\ | adjective 1. deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener. 2. transported with emotion; enraptured: rapt with joy. | | Quotes | He was an excellent orator and thrived before his rapt and amused audiences. -- Joelle Herr, Mark Twain: The Essential Works in One Sitting, 2013 | | Origin | | Rapt can be traced to the Latin verb rapere meaning "to seize." The term entered English in the late 1300s. | |