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enchant(dictionary)

enchant (iou)



enchant verb trans. Also inchant. LME.
[Old & mod. French enchanter from Latin incantare, formed as IN-2 + cantare sing: see CHANT verb.]
Put under a spell, bewitch. LME.
b. Endow with magical powers or properties. L16.
Shakespeare Macbeth And now about the cauldron sing,..Enchanting all that you put in.
Influence powerfully; delude; induce or compel to do. LME-L17.
Charm, delight, enrapture. Freq. in pass. L16.
J. A. Michener Factories produced glassware that would enchant all subsequent generations who loved beauty. R. Church I was enchanted by the river and its activities.
enchantedly adverb in an enchanted manner L20.
enchanting adjective (a) charming, delightful; (b) (now rare or obsolete) that puts someone under a spell: M16.
enchantingly adverb L16.