BEWITCH


Meaning of BEWITCH in English

bə̇ˈwich, bē- verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

Etymology: Middle English bewicchen, from be- + wicchen to witch — more at witch

transitive verb

1.

a. : to influence or control by witchcraft : dominate by witchcraft : affect (as injuriously) by charms or incantations

look how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm is like a blasted sapling withered up — Shakespeare

charged with bewitching a girl, who had been seized with a sudden illness that the doctor could not diagnose — American Guide Series: Tennessee

b. : to cast a spell over

the spotlight was on them, and the spell, and they stood there bewitched and helpless — Dorothy Baker

2. : to attract or please to such a degree as to take away all power of resistance or considered reservation : enchant , charm , fascinate

she bewitched King James no less than her first lover — New York Times

that time-honored privilege of saying foolish things in the grand manner which seems to have bewitched our gallant forefathers — Norman Douglas

intransitive verb

: to act in a way that bewitches : charm , fascinate

a book that bewitches and enchants as it teaches — Americas

Synonyms: see attract

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