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--v. 8 clear, remove, take out or away, put out, cast or throw<br />

out, eject; vacate, evacuate; dump, drain, exhaust, pour out,<br />

void, discharge, unload: Thieves emptied everything from the<br />

house. The police are emptying the building because of a bomb<br />

scare. Empty these bottles outside.<br />

5.11 enable...<br />

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=enable<br />

v. 1 qualify, authorize, entitle, permit, allow, sanction,<br />

approve, empower, license,commission, entrust, depute, delegate,<br />

assign, charter, franchise: An act was passed to enable them to<br />

build the railway. 2 capacitate, facilitate, expedite, help,<br />

aid, assist: The grant enabled me to continue my studies. 3<br />

permit, allow, approve, assent to, go along with, agree to, give<br />

the go-ahead or green light, Colloq OK or okay: Her press pass<br />

enables her to get through police lines.<br />

enact<br />

v. 1 pass, legislate, ratify; ordain, decree, rule, command,<br />

order, authorize: The law was enacted to protect consumers. 2<br />

act (out), represent, play, portray, depict, perform, appear as:<br />

She enacted the role of a modern Lady Macbeth.<br />

enchant v. 1 bewitch, cast a spell on, ensorcell or ensorcel,<br />

spellbind, hypnotize, mesmerize, voodoo, Brit magic, US hex,<br />

Colloq hoodoo: Circe enchanted Ulysses' men and turned them<br />

into swine. 2 charm, fascinate, beguile, captivate, enthral,<br />

enrapture, attract, allure, delight, entrance: With her sultry<br />

looks she has enchanted the most cynical of men.<br />

enchanted adj. pleased, delighted, happy, thrilled, French enchant‚(e):<br />

I am enchanted to meet you at last, Mrs Thompson.<br />

enchanting<br />

adj. beguiling, bewitching, entrancing, spellbinding, charming,<br />

fascinating, captivating, intriguing, enthralling, alluring,<br />

delightful, hypnotic, attractive, appealing, winsome, ravishing,<br />

seductive: Caesar found Cleopatra utterly enchanting.<br />

enchantment<br />

n. 1 witchcraft, sorcery, magic, wizardry, thaumaturgy,<br />

conjuration or conjury; spell, charm, jinx, US hex: Stories of

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