enchantv.

/ɛnˈtʃɑːnt/

/ɛnˈtʃant/

Forms: Middle English enchaunten, Middle English–1500s enchaunt, 1500s–1700s incha(u)nt, Middle English– enchant.

Etymology: < French enchante-r < Latin incantāre , < in- upon, against + cantāre to sing; compare chant v., incantation n.

1. transitive. To exert magical influence upon; to bewitch, lay under a spell. Also, to endow with magical powers or properties. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)]

bigaleOE

biwihelea1225

bewitchc1225

witchc1300

sigalder1303

bichantc1330

becharm1340

enchant1377

charmc1380

forspeakc1440

ensorte1477

encharm1480

conjurea1535

ensorcell1589

fascinate1603

spell1646

maleficiate1651

to cast the glamour over one?17..

maleficate1701

spell-bind1808

makutu1825

trick1829

glamour1832

bespell1894

wizard1898

to put the fluence on1909

effascinate-

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xx. 376 The frere with his phisik this folke hath enchaunted.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 137 With word the serpent is enchaunted.

c1440 York Myst. xxxiii. 288 He enchaunted & charmed oure knyghtis.

1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 122 The Indians thought that the Spaniardes were inchaunted.

a1619 S. Daniel in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) II. 399 T' inchant your fame to last so long a while.

1635 E. Pagitt Christianogr. (1646) I. 235 Thus had the Popes by this time learnt to inchant these words of holy scripture, to make them serve for a cloake of disobedience.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xiv. 411 Cockering mothers inchant their sonnes to make them rod-free.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxii. 55 This little Slut has the Power of Witchcraft..she inchants all that come near her.

1772 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. (1774) 232 Both these amulets have been enchanted.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. ii. vii. 321 The murdered individual had enchanted them.

absolute.a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) Epil. 14 Now I want Spirits to enforce: Art to inchant .

†2.

a. figurative. To influence irresistibly or powerfully, as if by a charm; to hold spellbound; in bad sense, to delude, befool. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > fascinate or enchant

enchantc1374

charmc1380

catchc1405

witch1499

bewitch1526

captive1528

allure?1532

captivate1535

disarm1553

enthral1562

sirenize1592

enamour1600

infascinate1687

fascinate1742

capture1796

besiren1861

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 1395 I shal hym so enchaunten with my sawes.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 4187 Þan was Char[lis] enchanted so With þees traytour, and othre mo.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xlvi. 63 To forsake the kyng of Englande, who had enchaunted them.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iii. vii. 40 Speake Pucell, and enchaunt him with thy words.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 69 Philosophers, and Theologers enchanting mens Understandings.

†b. To attract, win over, compel or induce, as if by magic (to do something). Obsolete (cf. incentive adj. and n.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > fascinate or enchant > to do something

enchant1393

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xviii. 288 Eueriche busshope..sholde fere hem [his people] fro synne..And enchaunte hem to charite.

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1739/1 Vnlearned men maye bee inchanted to thinke and iudge those that bee things indifferente..to be great treasons.

1609 W. Shakespeare Louers Complaint in Sonnets sig. K3^v Hee..sexes both inchanted, To dwel with him in thoughts.

3. To charm, delight, enrapture.Originally with conscious metaphor as in 2; now employed more freely, after the modern French use of enchanter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > please or give pleasure to [verb (transitive)] > charm

charmc1440

allure?1532

attract1584

sirenize1592

enchant1593

enamour1600

fetch1607

inveiglea1720

seduce1747

appeal1881

1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Biiij Bid me discourse, I will inchaunt thine eare.

1673 J. Dryden Assignation ii. iii. 19 This time I will absolutely inchant 'em.

1713 T. Tickell in Guardian 6 Apr. 1/1 Our Eyes enchanted with flowery Meadows.

1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin I. vi. 52 Godolphin was enchanted at this proposal.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire ii. 64 Voltaire.., is enchanted to hear that his niece reads the great English philosopher [Locke].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	enchant
释义	† enchantn. Etymology: < enchant v. Obsolete. rare. Magic, enchantment. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] sigaldry?c1225 enchantery1297 enchantment1297 charminga1300 chantmentc1300 chantinga1382 forspeaking1483 fairyc1515 bewitching1535 enchanting1553 fascination1572 eye-biting1584 sparrow-blasting1589 effascination1624 enchant1634 maleficiation1649 spelling1665 glamour1793 weird1813 glamoury1821 ensorcellment1931 1634 Malory's Arthur (1816) I. 120 By the damsel's enchant [1470–85 enchauntement], the sword Excalibur fell out of sir Accolon's hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). enchantv. /ɛnˈtʃɑːnt//ɛnˈtʃant/ Forms: Middle English enchaunten, Middle English–1500s enchaunt, 1500s–1700s incha(u)nt, Middle English– enchant. Etymology: < French enchante-r < Latin incantāre , < in- upon, against + cantāre to sing; compare chant v., incantation n. 1. transitive. To exert magical influence upon; to bewitch, lay under a spell. Also, to endow with magical powers or properties. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] bigaleOE biwihelea1225 bewitchc1225 witchc1300 sigalder1303 bichantc1330 becharm1340 enchant1377 charmc1380 forspeakc1440 ensorte1477 encharm1480 conjurea1535 ensorcell1589 fascinate1603 spell1646 maleficiate1651 to cast the glamour over one?17.. maleficate1701 spell-bind1808 makutu1825 trick1829 glamour1832 bespell1894 wizard1898 to put the fluence on1909 effascinate- 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xx. 376 The frere with his phisik this folke hath enchaunted. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 137 With word the serpent is enchaunted. c1440 York Myst. xxxiii. 288 He enchaunted & charmed oure knyghtis. 1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 122 The Indians thought that the Spaniardes were inchaunted. a1619 S. Daniel in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) II. 399 T' inchant your fame to last so long a while. 1635 E. Pagitt Christianogr. (1646) I. 235 Thus had the Popes by this time learnt to inchant these words of holy scripture, to make them serve for a cloake of disobedience. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xiv. 411 Cockering mothers inchant their sonnes to make them rod-free. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxii. 55 This little Slut has the Power of Witchcraft..she inchants all that come near her. 1772 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. (1774) 232 Both these amulets have been enchanted. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. ii. vii. 321 The murdered individual had enchanted them. absolute.a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) Epil. 14 Now I want Spirits to enforce: Art to inchant . View more context for this quotation †2. a. figurative. To influence irresistibly or powerfully, as if by a charm; to hold spellbound; in bad sense, to delude, befool. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > fascinate or enchant enchantc1374 charmc1380 catchc1405 witch1499 bewitch1526 captive1528 allure?1532 captivate1535 disarm1553 enthral1562 sirenize1592 enamour1600 infascinate1687 fascinate1742 capture1796 besiren1861 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 1395 I shal hym so enchaunten with my sawes. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 4187 Þan was Char[lis] enchanted so With þees traytour, and othre mo. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xlvi. 63 To forsake the kyng of Englande, who had enchaunted them. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iii. vii. 40 Speake Pucell, and enchaunt him with thy words. View more context for this quotation 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 69 Philosophers, and Theologers enchanting mens Understandings. †b. To attract, win over, compel or induce, as if by magic (to do something). Obsolete (cf. incentive adj. and n.). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > fascinate or enchant > to do something enchant1393 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xviii. 288 Eueriche busshope..sholde fere hem [his people] fro synne..And enchaunte hem to charite. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1739/1 Vnlearned men maye bee inchanted to thinke and iudge those that bee things indifferente..to be great treasons. 1609 W. Shakespeare Louers Complaint in Sonnets sig. K3^v Hee..sexes both inchanted, To dwel with him in thoughts. 3. To charm, delight, enrapture.Originally with conscious metaphor as in 2; now employed more freely, after the modern French use of enchanter. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > please or give pleasure to [verb (transitive)] > charm charmc1440 allure?1532 attract1584 sirenize1592 enchant1593 enamour1600 fetch1607 inveiglea1720 seduce1747 appeal1881 1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Biiij Bid me discourse, I will inchaunt thine eare. View more context for this quotation 1673 J. Dryden Assignation ii. iii. 19 This time I will absolutely inchant 'em. 1713 T. Tickell in Guardian 6 Apr. 1/1 Our Eyes enchanted with flowery Meadows. 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin I. vi. 52 Godolphin was enchanted at this proposal. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire ii. 64 Voltaire.., is enchanted to hear that his niece reads the great English philosopher [Locke]. 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