Meaning & use

enchant

verb·Everyday

To fill someone with great delight or fascination.

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The dancer's graceful performance enchanted everyone seated in the audience.

Visitors are enchanted by the garden's fountains and hidden pathways.

A note on using this word

Enchant most often describes being utterly delighted by something, though it can also mean literally casting a magic spell in stories.

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Words with an opposite meaning

bore

Another way to use it

2. verb

To put a magic spell on someone or something.

In the fairy tale, a witch enchanted the mirror so that it could speak.

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