enchant
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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; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French enchanter < Latin incantāre to put a spell on; see incantation
1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French enchanter < Latin incantāre to put a spell on; see incantation
Related forms
un·en·chant·ed, adjective
Synonyms
2. fascinate, attract; captivate, enrapture.
2. fascinate, attract; captivate, enrapture.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to cast a spell on; bewitch |
| 2. | to delight or captivate utterly; fascinate; charm |
| [C14: from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre to chant a spell, from cantāre to chant, from canere to sing] | |
| en'chanter | |
| —n | |
| en'chantress | |
| —fem n | |
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Word Origin & History
enchant
late 14c., lit. and fig., from Fr. enchanter, from L. incantare (see enchantment). Related: Enchanting. Enchanted in weakened sense of "delighted" is from 1590s.
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Example sentences
His fellow authors were admonished to inform, to enchant and to tell a story.
However, even a brief stop will enchant visitors with the remarkable desert landscape.
The business of fashion had ceased to enchant by then.
These thin oxide stubs allow enchant to reach the oxide layers underneath the diaphragm during the release etch.
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