DISENCHANT

disenchant, disillusion

(verb) free from enchantment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disenchant (third-person singular simple present disenchants, present participle disenchanting, simple past and past participle disenchanted)

(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.

(transitive, of a person) To disappoint.

(transitive, of a thing) To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.

Anagrams

• shit canned, shit-canned, shitcanned

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`en*chant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disenchanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disenchanting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + enchant: cf. F. désenchanter.]

Definition: To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of charms or spells; to free from fascination or delusion. Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two Ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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