Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - enchant
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Enchant
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(enchants, enchanting, enchanted) 1. If you are enchanted by someone or something, they cause you to have feelings of great delight or pleasure. Dena was enchanted by the house... She enchanted you as she has so many others. VERB: be V-ed, V n • enchanted Don’t expect young children to be as enchanted with the scenery as you are. ADJ 2. In fairy stories and legends, to enchant someone or something means to put a magic spell on them. King Arthur hid his treasures here and Merlin enchanted the cave so that nobody should ever find them. ...Celtic stories of cauldrons and enchanted vessels. VERB: V n, V-ed
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from Latin incantare, from in- + cantare to sing — more at chant Date: 14th century 1. to influence by or as if by charms and incantation ; bewitch 2. to attract and move deeply ; rouse to ecstatic admiration the scene ~ed her to the point of tears — Elinor Wylie Synonyms: see attract ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 charm, delight. 2 bewitch. Derivatives enchantedly adv. enchanting adj. enchantingly adv. enchantment n. Etymology: ME f. F enchanter f. L incantare (as IN-(2), canere cant- sing) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. очаровать, обворожить; привести в восторг " he was enchanted by her beauty —- он был пленен ее красотой she was enchanted by (with) the flowers sent to her —- она была в восторге от присланных цветов I am enchanted —- чрезвычайно рад the landscape enchanted her —- пейзаж восхитил ее her wit enchanted us all —- своим остроумием она нас всех очаровала 2. заколдовывать, зачаровывать Sleeping Beauty was enchanted —- Спящая Красавица была заколдована 3. наделять волшебной силой to enchant a ring —- сделать кольцо талисманом ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) очаровывать, приводить в восторг (by/with) The family were enchanted with the new house. The teacher was enchanted by the little girl sweet voice. The speaker enchanted his listeners with amusing stories. 2) околдовывать, опутывать чарами (by/with) The princess had been enchanted by a magician to sleep for a hundred years. The wicked old woman enchanted the princess with magic words. ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v T often passive 1 to make someone feel very interested, happy, and excited + by/with (Venice enchanted me instantly.) 2 literary to use magic on something ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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