enchant

== English == === Alternative forms === enchaunt, inchant, inchaunt (all obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre. Doublet of incant. === Pronunciation === (verb) (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/, /ɛnˈt͡ʃænt/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ɪnˈt͡ʃant/, /ɛnˈt͡ʃant/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈt͡ʃɑːnt/, /ɛnˈt͡ʃɑːnt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɘnˈt͡ʃɐːnt/, /enˈt͡ʃɐːnt/ Rhymes: -ænt, -ɑːnt (noun) (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌt͡ʃænt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌt͡ʃɑːnt/ === Verb === enchant (third-person singular simple present enchants, present participle enchanting, simple past and past participle enchanted) To attract and delight, to charm. Synonym: captivate To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms). (roleplaying games) To magically enhance or degrade an item. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === enchant (plural enchants) (gaming) An enchantment === Anagrams === canneth, Nechtan == Middle English == === Verb === enchant alternative form of enchaunten