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be·witch

   [bih-wich]
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

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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.
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