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ensorcell, v.|ɛnˈsɔːsəl|
[a. OF. ensorceler, f. en- (see en-1) + sorceler, f. sorcier sorcerer.]
trans. To enchant, bewitch, fascinate.
a1541Wyatt in Puttenham Eng. Poesie iii. xix. (Arb.) 232 Your Princely happes..ensorcell all the hearts Of Christen kings. 1855G. Meredith Shav. Shagpat (1872) 93 A sorceress ensorcelled. 1886Burton Arab. Nts. (Abridged) I. 24 The damsel..whom this gazelle had ensorcelled.
Hence enˈsorcelling ppl. a.; enˈsorcellment, magic, enchantment.
1883Payne 1001 Nts. III. 104 His eyes were more ensorcelling than Haront and Maront. 1931M. Summers Supernatural Omnibus 10 Egypt the ancient..is the very womb of wizardry, of ghost lore, of ensorcellment, of scarabed spells and runes. |