Meaning of incantate | Babel Free
Definitions
To sing or speak formulas and/or rhyming words, often during occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results.
Equivalents
Examples
“Your modern witch never incantates in public.”
“Yet these are words of magic incantated by a non-religious priest: a poet.”
“In his prose poem, Lessness, Beckett incantates a haunting description of total ruin.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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