enchant
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to cast a spell on; bewitch
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to delight or captivate utterly; fascinate; charm
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of enchant
1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French enchanter < Latin incantāre to put a spell on; see incantation
Explanation
To enchant is to cast a spell over someone, like a witch might do. It also means to attract or catch someone's attention in a less mystical way. Enchanting has a few meanings, but they all involve seduction. A witch or warlock enchants people they wish to influence through magic spells. A real person enchants in different ways: through jokes, good looks, and charisma. Not only people, but also engrossing songs or shows can be said "to enchant."
Vocabulary lists containing enchant
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Example Sentences
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Currently, only the Enchant and Imagine keys, the latter for Southern California residents, are available for sale.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
The Enchant Key, which was priced last year at $649 with 149 block-out dates, including most of June and July and the days around Thanksgiving and Christmas, is now selling for $699.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2022
“People want the holidays again,” Kim Scott, general manager of Enchant Las Vegas, tells me as I tour the grounds.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021
Enchant, of course, was the holiday light extravaganza held in T-Mobile Park before the pandemic put the kibosh on large events.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021
First shalt thou reach the Sirens; they the hearts Enchant of all who on their coast arrive.
From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William
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