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enchantment and magic fail to interest today's sceptical
five-year-old. When she worked her enchantment on me, I
succumbed completely. 2 charm, beguilement, allure, fascination,
rapture, mesmerism, bliss: She was completely carried away by
the enchantment of the moment.
encircle v. surround, gird, circle, enclose, ring, encompass, compass,
confine, hem or hold in; wreathe: When the horde encircled the
castle we thought we were doomed.
enclose v. 1 inclose, confine, shut in, close or hem in, surround, pen,
encircle, encompass, bound, envelop, hedge in, wall in, immure,
fence in or off, US and Canadian corral: A high wall encloses
the garden. 2 insert, include, contain; wrap: The cheque was
enclosed in the same envelope.
enclosure n. 1 fold, pen, cote, run, sty, yard, farmyard, barnyard,
courtyard, quadrangle or quad, square, compound, Brit close, US
and Canadian corral: We had trouble keeping the dogs in the
enclosure. 2 fence, wall, rail, railing, barrier, hedge,
barricade, boundary: The buildings serve as an enclosure.
encounter v. 1 meet, come upon, run into or across, happen upon, chance
upon, hit upon, light upon, stumble upon, Colloq bump into: She
encountered him again in the supermarket. 2 face, experience,
meet with, contend with, be faced with, come into contact with,
wrestle with: She encounters such problems every day. 3 come
into conflict with, contend with, assail, cross swords (with),
grapple with, engage, joust with, do battle with, confront,
clash with, join, meet: The ballad tells how he encountered the
black knight in single combat.
--n. 4 meeting: It was a chance encounter that brought us
together. 5 confrontation, brush, quarrel, disagreement,
dispute, altercation, engagement, action, battle, fight, clash,
conflict, skirmish, contest, competition, duel, contention,
struggle, war, Colloq dust-up, scrap, run-in, set-to: My uncle
took part in the bloody encounter in the Ardennes.
encourage v. 1 hearten, embolden, reassure, buoy (up), stimulate,
animate, support, inspirit, inspire, cheer (up), urge or spur on
or onward(s), incite, Colloq egg on, pep up: She encouraged him
in his study of medicine. 2 promote, advance, aid, support,