enchant
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
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Definition of enchant
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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To attract and delight, to charm.
“New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.”
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verb
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To attract and delight, to charm.
“New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.”
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To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).
“With the aid of his eponymous pipes, a satyr is capable of weaving a wide variety of melodic spells designed to enchant others and bring them in line with his capricious desires.”
- To magically enhance or degrade an item.
noun
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An enchantment
“The top button is an enchant you can get with 1 lapis, the middle will need 2 lapis, and the bottom will need 3. In addition to lapis, you will need to have a certain number of experience points to get an enchant.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre. Doublet of incant.
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