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ENCHANTED
enchanted
(adjective) influenced as by charms or incantations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
enchanted
simple past tense and past participle of enchant
Adjective
enchanted (comparative more enchanted, superlative most enchanted)
Charmed, delighted, enraptured.
Under the influence of enchantment.
Interjection
enchanted
(dated) A greeting used when introduced to someone for the first time, especially by a man when introduced to a woman.
Source: Wiktionary
En*chant"ed, a.
Definition: Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by enchanters; as, an enchanted castle.
ENCHANT
En*chant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enchanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enchanting.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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