incant

/ɪŋˈkænt/

incant verb: to state solemnly, to chant.

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Verb

incant (third-person singular simple present incants, present participle incanting, simple past and past participle incanted)

(rare) To state solemnly, to chant.
To recite an incantation.
- They now remember a tall man wrapped in a cloak [...] incanting to himself as he crossed the road.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 378
- “Did you speak, child?” she whispered, as if she was a witch incanting a spell.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

গম্ভীরভাবে বলা, জপ করা, মন্ত্র পাঠ করা

third-person singular present	incants
present participle	incanting
past participle	incanted
past	incanted

First attested in 1546; borrowed from Latin incantō. Doublet of enchant and incantate.

What does incant mean?: Incant means to state solemnly, to chant.
What is incant in Bengali?: Incant in Bengali is গম্ভীরভাবে বলা, জপ করা, মন্ত্র পাঠ করা. See Incant meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is incant?: Incant is a verb.
How do you pronounce incant?: Incant is pronounced /ɪŋˈkænt/.
What is the past tense of incant?: The past tense of incant is incanted.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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