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Enchant

To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.

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Broader term 6

Appeal 76% connected

To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injust…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Attract 76% connected

To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Becharm 76% connected

To charm; to captivate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Charm 76% connected

A melody; a song.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Delight 76% connected

A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Please 76% connected

To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 4

Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spell 76% connected

A spelk, or splinter.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Voodoo 76% connected

See Voodooism.

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Work 76% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Curse 74% connected

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Curse 74% connected

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Trance 74% connected

A tedious journey.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Trance 74% connected

A tedious journey.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 18

Becharm 92% connected

To charm; to captivate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Beguile 92% connected

To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bewitch 92% connected

To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Captivate 92% connected

To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Capture 92% connected

The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Catch 92% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Charm 92% connected

A melody; a song.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Delight 92% connected

A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Enamor 92% connected

To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of book…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Enrapture 92% connected

To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Enthrall 92% connected

To hold in thrall; to enslave. See Inthrall.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Entrance 92% connected

The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of pro…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fascinate 92% connected

To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Glamour 92% connected

A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ravish 92% connected

To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trance 92% connected

A tedious journey.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transport 92% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Witch 92% connected

A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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