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View synonyms for bewitch
bewitch
[ bih-wich ]
verb (used with object)
- to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
The painter bewitched the crowd with his latest work.
verb (used without object)
- to cause someone to be enchanted; cast a spell over someone:
She lost her power to bewitch.
bewitch
/ bɪˈwɪtʃ /
verb
- to attract and fascinate; enchant
- to cast a spell over
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Derived Forms
- beˈwitching, adjective
- beˈwitchingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- be·witch·er noun
- be·witch·er·y noun
- be·witch·ing·ness noun
- be·witch·ment noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bewitch1
C13 bewicchen ; see be- , witch
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Example Sentences
This charming creature—I tell you she is irresistible—her very oddities bewitch me.
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I've been told that country wizards carve images of their victims, and give them the names of those they'd bewitch.
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Like foxes and badgers, they are able to bewitch human beings.
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Thou liest; or wilt thou even yet deny that thou didst bewitch old Paasch his little girl with a white roll?
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But, Baas, those Black Kendah wizards forgot to bewitch him against the little yellow man, of whom they took no account.
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