excantation

noun

ex·​can·​ta·​tion

ˌekˌskanˈtāshən

plural -s

archaic

: an act of freeing by enchantment

Word History

Etymology

Latin excantatus (past participle of excantare to bring out by charms, from ex- ex- entry 1 + cantare to sing) + English -ion

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