enchants

Casts a spell

Enchants is the third-person singular of enchant, meaning to cast a spell on or to charm completely.

A witch enchants a prince, turning him into a frog.

More commonly, enchants describes captivating someone through appeal or beauty: The city enchants visitors with its winding streets.

What enchants delights in a way that feels almost magical.

captivates

mesmerizes

Captivates utterly, hypnotically

transfixes · spellbinds · hypnotizes · grips · rivets · absorbs · engrosses · arrests · compels · enraptures

magic

spellcasting

Performing magical incantations

incantation · conjuration · hex · curse · potion · amulet · talisman · grimoire · arcane · occult

charms

delights

Gives intense pleasure

enamors · pleases · wins over · disarms · woos · beguiles · endears · sweetens · flatters · entrances

wonder

amazes

Causes great wonder

awes · marvels · stuns · wows · bedazzles · stupefies · thrills · electrifies · moves · inspires

Categories
Opposites
magical effect

enchantscurses

Sworn oaths or hexes

disenchants · hexes · breaks the spell · jinxes · dispels

emotional captivation

enchantsrepels

Drives back, resists

bores · disgusts · repulses · disenchants · alienates

Phrases
Family

enchanting, enchanted, enchantment, enchant, enchanter, enchantress, disenchant, disenchantment, disenchanted

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G