verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To state solemnly, to chant. rare
2. 2
   To recite an incantation.

   "They now remember a tall man wrapped in a cloak [...] incanting to himself as he crossed the road."

Example

More examples

"They now remember a tall man wrapped in a cloak [...] incanting to himself as he crossed the road."

Etymology

First attested in 1546; borrowed from Latin incantō. Doublet of enchant and incantate.

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