[en.chant] vt [ME, fr. MF enchanter, fr. L incantare, fr. in- + cantare to sing--more at chant] (14c) 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" syn see attract