different between enchant vs fascinate

English

Alternative forms

• enchaunt, inchant, inchaunt (all obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incant?re, present active infinitive of incant?.Doublet of incant.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?t?ænt/, /?n?t?ænt/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /?n?t?ant/, /?n?t?ant/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?t???nt/, /?n?t???nt/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?n?t???nt/, /en?t???nt/
• Rhymes: -ænt, -??nt

Verb

enchant (third-person singular simple present enchants, present participle enchanting, simple past and past participle enchanted)

1. To attract and delight, to charm.
   • 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):

     New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.

2. To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).
   • 2009, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary, Paizo Publishing, ?ISBN, page 241

     With the aid of his eponymous pipes, a satyr is capable of weaving a wide variety of melodic spells designed to enchant others and bring them in line with his capricious desires.

3. (role-playing games) To magically enhance or degrade an item.

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Anagrams

• Nechtan

Middle English

Verb

enchant

1. Alternative form of enchaunten

English

Etymology

From Latin fascin?tus, perfect passive participle of fascin? (“enchant, bewitch, fascinate”), from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck used in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fæs?ne?t/

Verb

fascinate (third-person singular simple present fascinates, present participle fascinating, simple past and past participle fascinated)

1. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.

2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
3. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

Derived terms

• fascinating

Related terms

• fascination

Translations

Italian

Noun

fascinate f

1. plural of fascinata

Latin

Verb

fascin?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of fascin?