"enchant" meaning in English

See enchant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈtʃænt/ [US], /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/ [UK], /ɘnˈtʃɐːnt/ Audio: en-us-enchant.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-enchant.wav [UK] Forms: enchant [canonical], enchants [third-person, singular], enchanted [past], enchanted [past, participle], enchanting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are enchanted by someone or something, you feel that they are very special, like magic.
    Sense id: simple-enchant-en-verb-u-WVNRdf
  2. If you enchant someone or something, you put magic on them.
    Sense id: simple-enchant-en-verb-nRgc37bN
     
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