Meaning of BEWITCH
| Pronunciation: | | bi'wich
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- [v] cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
- [v] attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
- [v] attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
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| | Synonyms: | | becharm, beguile, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, enchant, entrance, fascinate, glamour, hex, jinx, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, trance, witch |
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| | See Also: | | appeal, attract, becharm, charm, hold, influence, spell, tempt, voodoo, work | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*witch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewitched}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bewitching}.]
1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to
affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is like a
blasted sapling withered up. --Shak.
2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to
take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden.
Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.
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| | Related Terms: | | abuse, afflict, aggrieve, allure, attract, becharm, bedevil, befoul, beguile, blight, captivate, carry away, cast a spell, charm, condemn, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, dazzle, defile, delectate, delight, demonize, deprave, despoil, destroy, devilize, diabolize, disadvantage, disserve, distress, do a mischief, do evil, do ill, do wrong, do wrong by, doom, draw, draw on, enamor, enchant, endear, enrapture, enravish, enthrall, entrance, envenom, fascinate, freak out, get into trouble, harass, harm, hex, hold in thrall, hoodoo, hurt, hypnotize, impair, imparadise, infatuate, infect, inflame with love, injure, intrigue, jinx, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, maltreat, menace, mesmerize, mistreat, molest, obsess, outrage, overlook, persecute, play havoc with, play hob with, poison, pollute, possess, prejudice, ravish, savage, scathe, seduce, send, slay, snow, sorcerize, spell, spellbind, taint, take, tantalize, tempt, threaten, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, titillate, torment, torture, transport, trick, vamp, violate, voodoo, wile, witch, wound, wow, wreak havoc on, wrong |
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