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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  charmed \charmed\ adj.
     1. same as {captivated}.
  
     Syn: captivated.
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     2. filled with wonder and delight.
  
     Syn: beguiled, captivated, delighted, enthralled, entranced.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Charm \Charm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Charming}.] [Cf. F. charmer. See {Charm}, n.]
     1. To make music upon; to tune. [Obs. & R.]
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              Here we our slender pipes may safely charm.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or
        supernatural influence; to affect by magic.
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              No witchcraft charm thee!             --Shak.
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     3. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that
        which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
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              Music the fiercest grief can charm.   --Pope.
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     4. To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to
        enchant; to fascinate.
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              They, on their mirth and dance
              Intent, with jocund music charm his ear. --Milton.
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     5. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms,
        or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life.
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              I, in my own woe charmed,
              Could not find death.                 --Shak.
  
     Syn: Syn. - To fascinate; enchant; enrapture; captivate;
          bewitch; allure; subdue; delight; entice; transport.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  charmed
       adj 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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