Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 betören, bezaubern
, 🇪🇸 encantar
, 🇮🇹 incantare
, 🇵🇹 encantar
, 🇨🇳 使着迷,使倾倒
, 🇯🇵 魅了る
, 🇰🇷 매혹하다
, 🇸🇦 يغوي
, 🇮🇳 चकमा देना
Usage Examples
- Le parfum des fleurs m'enchante dès que je les vois.
- La musique dans le parc a enchanté les enfants qui jouaient.
- Il a essayé de me charmer, mais je ne l'ai pas enchanté.
Etymology
**Etymology**:
*Enchanter* comes from Old French *enchanter* (12th c.), formed with the prefix *en-* “to put into, cause to be” plus *chanter* “to sing.” The verb *chanter* is derived from Latin *cantāre* (“to sing”), itself from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *kan-*. Initially “to put into song,” the term evolved metaphorically to mean “to charm or bewitch,” reflecting the medieval belief that singing could cast a spell.
Synonyms
charmer
séduire
captiver
envoûter
ensorceler
éblouir
épater
Antonyms
déplaire
déconjurer
effrayer
dégoûter
désarmer