Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Enchant"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
enchant
v 1: hold spellbound [syn: {enrapture}, {transport}, {enthrall},
{ravish}, {enthral}, {delight}] [ant: {disenchant}]
2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm},
{enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate}, {bewitch},
{entrance}]
3: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone
or something [syn: {hex}, {bewitch}, {glamour}, {witch}, {jinx}]
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