En‐chant″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enchanted; p. pr. & vb. n.Enchanting.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in, against + cantare to sing. See Chant, and cf. Incantation.] 1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.
And now about the caldron sing,
Like elves and fairies in a ring,
Enchanting all that you put in. Shak.
He is enchanted, cannot speak. Tennyson.
2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear.
Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted. Sir P. Sidney.
Syn. — To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm.