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be-witch
be·witch
/
bɪˈwɪtʃ
/
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[
bih-
wich
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
2.
to enchant; charm; fascinate.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
biwicchen.
See
be-
,
witch
Related forms
be·witch·er,
noun
be·witch·er·y,
noun
be·witch·ing·ness,
noun
be·witch·ment,
noun
un·be·witched,
adjective
Synonyms
2.
captivate, enrapture, transport.
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bewitch
(bɪˈwɪtʃ)
—
vb
1.
to attract and fascinate; enchant
2.
to cast a spell over
[C13
bewicchen
; see
be-
,
witch
]
be'witching
—
adj
be'witchingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bewitch
c.1200, biwicchen, from
be-
+ O.E. wiccian "to enchant, to practice witchcraft" (see
witch
). Literal at first, figurative sense of "to fascinate" is from 1520s. *Bewiccian may well have existed in O.E., but it is not attested. Related: Bewitching.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"When an old Woman begins to doat [sic], and grow chargeable to a Parish, she is generally turned into a Witch, and fills the whole Country with extravagant Fancies, imaginary Distempers, and terrifying Dreams. In the mean time, the poor Wretch that is the innocent Occasion of so many Evils begins to be frighted at her self, and sometimes confesses secret Commerces and Familiarities that her Imagination forms in a delirious old Age."
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