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en·chant       [en-chant, -chahnt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to subject to magical influence; bewitch: fairytales about witches who enchant handsome princes and beautiful maidens.
2.to delight to a high degree: Her gaiety and wit have enchanted us all.
3.to impart a magic quality or effect to.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME < AF, MF enchanter < L incantāre to put a spell on; see incantation]

—Synonyms 2. fascinate, attract; captivate, enrapture.
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en·chant       (ěn-chānt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants
  1. To cast a spell over; bewitch.
  2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm.


[Middle English enchanten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre, to utter an incantation, cast a spell : in-, against; see en-1 + cantāre, to sing, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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enchant

verb
1. hold spellbound [ant: disenchant] 
2. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" 
3. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: hex] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Enchant

En*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enchanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enchanting.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in, against + cantare to sing. See Chant, and cf. Incantation.]

1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.

And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in. --Shak.

He is enchanted, cannot speak. --Tennyson.

2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear.

Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted. --Sir P. Sidney.

Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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