Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EN-CHANT'
EN-CHANT', v.t. [Fr. enchanter; en and chanter, to sing; L. incanto; in and canto, to sing. See Chant and Cant.]
- To practice sorcery or witchcraft on any thing; to give efficacy to any thing by songs of sorcery, or fascination. And now about the caldron sing, / Like elves and fairies in a ring, / Enchanting all that you put in. Shak.
- To subdue by charms or spells. Sidney.
- To delight to the highest degree; to charm; to ravish with pleasure; as, the description enchants me; we were enchanted with the music.
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