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bewitch Definition

be·witch (bē wic̸h, bi-)

transitive verb

  1. to use witchcraft or magic on; cast a spell over
  2. to attract and delight irresistibly; enchant; fascinate; charm

Etymology: ME biwicchen < be-, intens. + wicchen < OE wiccian < wicca, witch

bewitch Related Forms
be·witch·ing adjective be·witch·ingly adverb
bewitch Synonyms

bewitch

v.

  1. To fascinate

    enthrall, beguile, capture; see fascinate.

  2. To charm

    enchant, cast a spell over, control magically; see charm 1.

bewitch Usage Examples

Object

  • smile: I smile that honest, bewitching smile of mine.
  • man: And the evil-doers say: Ye are but following a man bewitched.
  • people: We bewitched people from the entry gates at the Isle of Wight and Bath.
  • blend: Above all, this route embraces the " real India " , a bewitching blend of beauty, earthiness and history.
  • eye: Her long raven hair, her perfect pale skin and azure eyes bewitched me.
  • mind: Reduction is the weapon of darkness with which Maya bewitches the mind.

Subject

  • woman: A girl had claimed to have been bewitched by local women.
  • idea: The modern world is bewitched by the idea that in and of itself nothing is wrong and nothing is false.
  • magician: To conclude this section, Muhammad believed that he was bewitched by a magician for a year.

Preposition: by

  • woman: A girl had claimed to have been bewitched by local women.
  • idea: The modern world is bewitched by the idea that in and of itself nothing is wrong and nothing is false.
  • magician: To conclude this section, Muhammad believed that he was bewitched by a magician for a year.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: You are not so bewitched, ma'am, are you, as to remain with him of your own accord?
  • not: I wonder that you drank my potion, and were not bewitched.
  • utterly: Some of them are utterly bewitching in their total tonal beauty.
  • surely: Good PR folk are, frankly, thin on the ground and his qualities must surely bewitch anybody in the business world.
  • easily: Despite enticing suggestions to move indoors, the populace insisted that those taking part in a meeting within a building could be easily bewitched.
  • completely: Most people find Marrakech's situation beautiful and completely bewitching.
bewitch Quotes

A sweet disorder in the dress 400 Kindles in clothes a wantonness: A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distraction† A careless shoe-string, in whose tie I see a wild civility: Do more bewitch me, than when Art Is too precise in every part.

—Herrick, Robert

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