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enchant

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt, ɛn-/

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Definition of enchant

verb

[with object]
  • fill (someone) with great delight; charm:Isabel was enchanted with the idea
  • (often as adjective enchanted) put (someone or something) under a spell:an enchanted garden

Derivatives

enchantedly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (in the senses 'put under a spell' and 'delude'; formerly also as inchant): from French enchanter, from Latin incantare, from in- 'in' + cantare 'sing'

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