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be⋅witch

  [bi-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; ME biwicchen. See be-, witch

Related forms:
be⋅witch⋅er, noun
be⋅witch⋅er⋅y, noun
be⋅witch⋅ing⋅ness, noun
be⋅witch⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
2. captivate, enrapture, transport.
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be·witch·ment   (bĭ-wĭch'mənt)   
n.  

    1. The act of bewitching.

    2. The power to bewitch.

    3. The state of being bewitched.

  2. A bewitching spell.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

bewitch 
c.1205, biwicchen, from be- + O.E. wiccian "to enchant." Literal at first, figurative sense of "to fascinate" is from 1526. *Bewiccian may well have existed in O.E., but it is not attested.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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