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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Charm \Charm\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Charmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Charming}.] [Cf. F. charmer. See {Charm}, noun]
1. To make music upon; to tune. [Obs. & R.]
Here we our slender pipes may safely charm. --Spenser.
2. To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic.
No witchcraft charm thee! --Shak.
3. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
Music the fiercest grief can charm. --Pope.
4. To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate.
They, on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear. --Milton.
5. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life.
I, in my own woe charmed, Could not find death. --Shak.
Syn: Syn. - To fascinate; enchant; enrapture; captivate; bewitch; allure; subdue; delight; entice; transport.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
charmed \charmed\ adjective
1. same as {captivated}.
Syn: captivated. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn: beguiled, captivated, delighted, enthralled, entranced. [WordNet 1.5] ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
charmed
adjective
1: strongly attracted [syn: {captivated}]
2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {captivated}, {delighted}, {enthralled}, {entranced}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "charmed": arrested, becharmed, bewitched, captivated, castle-building, caught, charm-bound, comfortable, content, contented, cozy, daydreaming, daydreamy, delighted, dreamful, dreaming, dreamlike, dreamy, dreamy-eyed, dreamy-souled, easy, enamored, enchanted, enraptured, enthralled, entranced, eupeptic, euphoric, exhilarated, fascinated, favorably impressed with, fixed, fortified, glad, gladsome, gratified, gripped, happy, heartsmitten, held, hypnotized, in a trance, in clover, infatuate, infatuated, intrigued, magical, mesmerized, pipe-dreaming, pleased, pleased as Punch, pleased with, protected, rapt, satisfied, smitten, sold on, spell-caught, spellbound, spelled, taken with, thrilled, tickled, tickled pink, tickled to death, tranced, under a spell
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