Bewitch \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.
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See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm
Is like a blasted sapling withered up. --Shak.
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2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to
take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
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The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden.
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Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bewitch
v 1: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm,
enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate,
entrance, enchant]
2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the
audience with her tricks" [syn: magnetize, mesmerize,
mesmerise, magnetise, spellbind]
3: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone
or something [syn: hex, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx]
WordNet (r) 2.0
116 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewitch":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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