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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Enchant \En*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enchanted}; p. pr & vb n. {Enchanting}.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one to bewitch; in in against + cantare to sing. See {Chant}, and cf {Incantation}.] 1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites. And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in --Shak. He is enchanted, cannot speak. --Tennyson. 2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as music enchants the ear. Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted. --Sir P. Sidney. Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf {Charm}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Enchanted \En*chant"ed\, a. Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by enchanters; as an enchanted castle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: enchanted adj : influenced as by charms or incantations [ant: {disenchanted}]
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