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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