'Enchant' definitions:
Definition of 'enchant'
(from WordNet)
verb
Hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant: disenchant, disillusion]
verb
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, enchant]
verb
Definition of 'Enchant'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- He is enchanted, cannot speak. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear. [1913 Webster]
- Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted. --Sir P. Sidney.
- Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'enchant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorb,
- absorb the attention,
- allure,
- arrest,
- attract,
- becharm,
- beguile,
- bewitch,
- captivate,
- carry away,
- cast a spell,
- catch,
- charm,
- delectate,
- delight,
- draw,
- engage,
- engage the attention,
- engage the mind,
- engage the thoughts,
- engross,
- engross the mind,
- engross the thoughts,
- enrapture,
- enravish,
- ensorcel,
- ensorcell,
- enthrall,
- entrance,
- exercise,
- fascinate,
- freak out,
- glamour,
- grab,
- grip,
- hex,
- hold,
- hold spellbound,
- hold the interest,
- hoodoo,
- hypnotize,
- immerse,
- imparadise,
- infatuate,
- intrigue,
- involve,
- involve the interest,
- knock dead,
- knock out,
- magic,
- magnetize,
- mesmerize,
- monopolize,
- obsess,
- occupy,
- occupy the attention,
- please,
- preoccupy,
- ravish,
- send,
- slay,
- spell,
- spellbind,
- take,
- take up,
- thrill,
- tickle,
- tickle pink,
- titillate,
- transport,
- vamp,
- voodoo,
- wile,
- witch,
- wow