enchant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb hold spellbound
  2. verb attract; cause to be enamored
  3. verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Etymology

From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre. Doublet of incant.

In classic literature

Synonyms

enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight

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