1. to bind with or as if with chains; to restrain or confine
Usage: formal; literary
2. to hold spellbound; to captivate completely
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The prisoner’s fear enchains him more than any physical bonds.
• Her beautiful voice enchains the entire audience.
• Poverty enchains many families in a cycle of desperation.
• The mystery novel enchains readers from the first page.
• Ancient superstitions still enchain some rural communities.
• The dictator’s propaganda enchains the minds of his followers.