† decharmv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To undo the effect of (a charm or spell); to disenchant.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] > disenchant > counteract power of a charm or spell
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1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xix. 83 [He]..was suddenly cured by decharming the witchcraft.
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