Antonyms for enchant


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-chant, -chahnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtʃænt, -ˈtʃɑnt


Definition of enchant

Origin :
  • late 14c., literal and figurative, from Old French enchanter "bewitch, charm, cast a spell" (12c.), from Latin incantare (see enchantment). Or perhaps a back-formation from enchantment. Related: Enchanting; enchantingly. Enchanted in weakened sense of "delighted" is from 1590s.
  • verb delight, mesmerize
Example sentences :
  • Her singing especially seemed to enchant and fascinate the girl.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Yes, he said; everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • He was surrounded by all that could enchant the eye and enrapture the imagination.
  • Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan
  • Oh, you will enchant us with the little instrument, will you not?
  • Extract from : « What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales » by Hans Christian Andersen
  • There is not one who however he may enchant and strengthen, does not also disappoint us.
  • Extract from : « Education and the Higher Life » by J. L. Spalding
  • I will enchant thee into a sleep from which only a hero can wake thee.
  • Extract from : « Operas Every Child Should Know » by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
  • His perfectly cultivated intellect could enchant her always.
  • Extract from : « The Career of Katherine Bush » by Elinor Glyn
  • Not at all; all these emotions have been in you, dormant; it is they, not he, which enchant you.
  • Extract from : « In the Name of Liberty » by Owen Johnson
  • This was not altogether the man to enchant romantic maidenhood.
  • Extract from : « Perlycross » by R. D. Blackmore
  • In him combined all the accidents and feelings which enchant existence.
  • Extract from : « Lothair » by Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for enchant

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