"incant" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪŋˈkænt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incant.wav [Southern-England] Forms: incants [present, singular, third-person], incanting [participle, present], incanted [participle, past], incanted [past]
Etymology: From Latin incantō. Doublet of enchant. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}}, {{bor|en|la|incantō}} Latin incantō, {{doublet|en|enchant}} Doublet of enchant Head templates: {{en-verb}} incant (third-person singular simple present incants, present participle incanting, simple past and past participle incanted)
  1. (rare) To state solemnly, to chant. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-incant-en-verb-W0WINUEA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. To recite an incantation.
    Sense id: en-incant-en-verb-1ka6V31V

Inflected forms

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