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Verb: enchant  en'chãnt or in'chãnt
  1. Hold spellbound
    "The stunning sunset enchanted the tourists, leaving them speechless";
    - enrapture, transport, enthrall [US], ravish [literary], enthral [Brit, Cdn], captivate, entrance
     
  2. Cause rapt attraction or admiration; attract love
    "She enchanted all the men's hearts";
    - capture, enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance [literary], catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance
     
  3. Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
    "The old woman was accused of enchanting the village";
    - hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, jinx

Derived forms: enchants, enchanted, enchanting

Type of: appeal, attract, becharm [archaic], charm, delight, please

Encyclopedia: Enchant, Alberta