entrance

entrance
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. entry, ingress, entrée, incoming, ingoing; debut, induction; admission, access, admittance, approach; aperture, door, lobby, gate, portal, way, opening; beginning, start, commencement, introduction; invasion, penetration. See edge. —v. t. enrapture, delight; spellbind. See pleasure, sorcery. Ant., exit.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The act of coming in]
Syn. arrival, entry, ingress, incoming, ingoing, ingression, access, admission, admittance, entree, appearance, coming, passage, approach, progress, induction, initiation, introduction, inception, baptism, accession, import, importation, penetration, trespass, debut, enrollment, enlistment, registering, invasion, immigration.
Ant. escape*, exit, issue.
2. [A place for entering]
Syn. gate, door, doorway, entry, inlet, gateway, portal, porch, portico, opening, passage, vestibule, lobby, foyer, staircase, hall, hallway, archway, ingress, path, way, entranceway, entryway, passageway, threshold, corridor, approach, stoop, aperture, hole, gape, port, gorge, adit, propylaeum.
Ant. exit*, mouth, outlet.
v.
1. [To enchant]
Syn. charm, enrapture, captivate, enthrall; see fascinate .
2. [To put into a trance]
Syn. hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind; see hypnotize 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. doorway ingress, portal, access, gate, inlet, porch, vestibule, foyer, portico, threshold.
2. admission admittance, ingress, passage, entry, approach, access.
II
v.
captivate, bewitch, charm, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind, enchant, enthrall, allure.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act of entering: entry, ingress. See ENTER. 2. The state of being allowed entry: admission, admittance, ingress, ingression, introduction, intromission. See ACCEPT. 3. The right to enter or make use of: access, admission, admittance, entree, entry, ingress. See ENTER.
V
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To act upon with or as if with magic: bewitch, charm, enchant, enthrall, spell2, spellbind, voodoo, witch. See PERSUASION. 2. To please greatly or irresistibly: beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate. See LIKE.

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