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enchant (v.)

late 14c., literal ("practice sorcery or witchcraft on") and figurative ("delight in a high degree, charm, fascinate"), from Old French enchanter "bewitch, charm, cast a spell" (12c.), from Latin incantare "to enchant, fix a spell upon," from in- "upon, into" (from PIE root *en "in") + cantare "to sing" (from PIE root *kan- "to sing"). Or perhaps a back-formation from enchantment.

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Definitions of enchant from WordNet

enchant (v.)
hold spellbound;
Synonyms: enrapture / transport / enthrall / ravish / enthral / delight
enchant (v.)
attract; cause to be enamored;
Synonyms: capture / enamour / trance / catch / becharm / enamor / captivate / beguile / charm / fascinate / bewitch / entrance
enchant (v.)
cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something;
Synonyms: hex / bewitch / glamour / witch / jinx
From wordnet.princeton.edu