enchant

[en-chant, -chahnt]

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.

   Synonyms: enrapture, captivate, attract, fascinate

3. to impart a magic quality or effect to.

enchant

/ ɪnˈtʃɑːnt /

verb

1. to cast a spell on; bewitch

2. to delight or captivate utterly; fascinate; charm

Other Word Forms

• unenchanted adjective
• enchanter noun
• enchantress noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enchant¹

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French enchanter < Latin incantāre to put a spell on; incantation

Word History and Origins

Origin of enchant¹

C14: from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre to chant a spell, from cantāre to chant, from canere to sing

Example Sentences

Since his homecoming—and hospitalization—Seymour has bewildered and occasionally frightened everyone he comes in contact with, except Sybil, a little girl he encounters who is enchanted by his banter and off-kilter stories.

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Smith described to me discovering some Vogue magazines as a child and becoming enchanted by contemporary photography.

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Coca-Cola is one of many advertisers enchanted by generative AI’s speed and cost efficiencies despite some people’s vocal distaste for the technology and its potential to make jobs in the creative industries redundant.

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The directors paint an enchanting vision of the only time in life when everything is intoxicatingly new.

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From the driver seat, the effect is a sort of enchanted roadholding.

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Related Words

• beguile 
• bewitch 
• captivate 
• carry away 
• charm 
• enamor 
• enrapture 
• enthrall 
• entice 
• fascinate 
• gratify 
• hypnotize 
• please 
• thrill 
• wow