enthral

verb3

1. •
   (literary) To enslave; to subjugate.
2. •
   (figurative) To hold spellbound.

   • Fancy, Jim, to be in love and play Juliet! To have him sitting there! To play for his delight! I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them. — 1891
3. •
   (figurative, no longer used) To make subservient.

   • […] Who oft as undeservedly enthrall / His outward freedom: Tyranny must be — 1667