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bewitch
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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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At its highest level, wine can
bewitch
and bewilder, transfix and inspire.
When ripe and ready to eat, the pear has a honeyed flavor and beckoning perfume that
bewitch
your senses.
She continued to
bewitch
, bullying her at times reluctant acolytes with a maddening form of mystical dominion.
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