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Definition of bewitch in English: bewitchverb bɪˈwɪtʃbəˈwɪtʃ [with object]1Cast a spell over (someone) a handsome prince who had been bewitched by a sorceress Example sentencesExamples - He almost laughed aloud when she mentioned his bewitching her into sleep.
- Afterwards, Jim tells stories to all the other slaves about how witches bewitched him that night.
- The Indians could bewitch my children, and my wife didn't want to go.
- In the end, the exasperated adults were compelled to employ the services of a piper, who bewitched the children with music and led them into a hollow mountain.
- The witch doctor poisons a chicken, and, from the way the chicken staggers before dropping dead, the witch doctor determines that the rash has been caused by the client's sister-in-law bewitching him.
- According to historians, Boyan was not a magician in the sense that he was able to cast spells, bewitch people and transform into animals, but he was a learned man and a poet.
- His descendants included Helen, who pretended she was bewitched.
- The girl had to deal not only with the lies of her boyfriend and the ridicule from society, she also had to cope with accusations by her boyfriend's sisters that she had bewitched him.
- She must have bewitched you with her ways of magic.
- Trying to remain calm Leo asked, ‘And who is this lady sorceress that you say has bewitched men everywhere, and why should you warn me?’
- She also reported that the malefic cleric had confessed bewitching other people and recruiting a teenager into the ranks of the witches.
- The mother had told him a long story about the children being bewitched and the house haunted, blaming a neighbour for laying a curse upon her children.
- I was bewitched when I cast my eyes on him at my father's place.
- He accused the goodwife of bewitching his daughter.
- The Duke oversees the case between Brabantio and Othello, whom he believes to have bewitched his daughter with magic.
- There are recorded instances of them being beaten or even lynched: in 1667 three men were hanged for the murder of a woman suspected of bewitching a man.
- It follows the adventures of Gerda and her search for her faithful companion Kay after he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Snow Queen in her ice palace.
- The DC ordered the immediate arrest of the woman who vehemently denied keeping ghosts or bewitching the girl.
Synonyms cast a spell on, put a spell on, enchant possess, witch, curse North American hex, hoodoo Australian point the bone at in South Africa tagati literary entrance - 1.1 Enchant and delight (someone)
they both were bewitched by the golden luminosity of Italy Example sentencesExamples - Susan told her story clearly and precisely, using her bewitching charm to the full.
- And yet we were as bewitched and delighted as any first-timer.
- The woman at the centre of it all, is certainly bewitching in the flesh.
- This is a body of new work produced over the last twelve months which intrigue and bewitch the viewer.
- I was bewitched by that sound, the colours produced by all the instruments.
- I was bewitched the moment I laid eyes on her, and have loved her ever since.
- He felt bewitched, entranced by this woman full of life, brave and strong.
- He had laughed, he had charmed me, almost bewitched me.
- The spectacle of such a race had bewitched the crowd; the tannoy announced that a replay would be shown on the large screens.
- Alienated from our natural surroundings, one can see why modern readers are bewitched by the idea of a ‘golden age’ where trees, streams, the very rocks speak a language which we have forgotten.
- She was bewitching, enchanting, graced with an unearthly elegance.
- It had bewitched her, entranced her, and now she found that she could not tear her gaze away from him.
- Why do witches and old women fascinate and bewitch children?
- According to James, ‘These photographs express the charm and bewitching nature of contemporary Chinese women’.
- The music came to us from an unknown, incomprehensible world, and it bewitched us.
- ‘Uh, uh, yeah,’ he stammered, a bit mesmerized by her bewitching presence.
- His works enchant, bewitch, stimulate and evoke; in the face of them, some people laugh with joy, still others weep as they've never allowed themselves to.
- Many of his chambermaids and servants have been bewitched by his charm.
- All this taken into consideration, it should then, come as no surprise that the musical has bewitched audiences for so long - as it surely will for many years to come.
- If you are unfamiliar with the silverberry, you may walk right by it, wondering at the mysterious source of the delightful scent which bewitches your nostrils.
Synonyms captivate, enchant, entrance, enrapture, charm, beguile, delight, fascinate, enthral, seduce, ravish, spellbind, hold spellbound, mesmerize, hypnotize, transfix rare rapture
Derivatives noun Now is his chance for revenge, as bewitcher and bewitched are embroiled in a turbulent tale of mayhem, magic, and enchantment. Example sentencesExamples - Then she met the Lord of the mountains, bewitcher of the spirits, supreme and faceless healer, riding on his white horse.
- Once the bewitcher is unmasked they are then confronted and asked to call off the attack.
- A full year's abstinence is considered necessary to become a really effective bewitcher or curer.
- He gave her the ability to cast, thinking it would satisfy her ambition and keep her as a bewitcher of men for as long as possible.
adverbbɪˈwɪtʃɪŋlibəˈwɪtʃɪŋli What else one can look forward to are the bewitchingly beautiful beach villas with the best of amenities ranging from food to entertainment. Example sentencesExamples - There is a whole new world of sight and insight, both bewitchingly beautiful, to be discovered and savoured!
- Choose from among a panoply of fresh, forthright, and bewitchingly flavored coconut-milk curries, hot-and-sour soups, and noodle dishes.
noun bɪˈwɪtʃməntbəˈwɪtʃmənt The intense anxiety created by fear of bewitchment in past societies may have further increased the incidence of the nightmare. Example sentencesExamples - When the lovely daughter tries to lay the blame for her own transgression on a bewitchment, Nell and her grandmother suffer terrible consequences from the frenzied folly of a superstitious community.
- He also remarked on the harmful effects of ‘the almost universal belief amongst the common people in so-called spells and bewitchments’.
- These books are filled with prayers thought to help those suffering from bewitchment.
- Broadly speaking, the frequency of supposed bewitchments diminished; their scope was restricted to personal, not communal, misfortunes; socially, a narrower range of persons was involved.
Origin Middle English: from be- 'thoroughly' + witch. Rhymes bitch, ditch, enrich, fitch, flitch, glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, Mitch, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, switch, titch, twitch, which, witch Definition of bewitch in US English: bewitchverbbəˈwiCHbəˈwɪtʃ [with object]1Enchant and delight (someone) they both were bewitched by the country and its culture Example sentencesExamples - ‘Uh, uh, yeah,’ he stammered, a bit mesmerized by her bewitching presence.
- This is a body of new work produced over the last twelve months which intrigue and bewitch the viewer.
- I was bewitched by that sound, the colours produced by all the instruments.
- The spectacle of such a race had bewitched the crowd; the tannoy announced that a replay would be shown on the large screens.
- The woman at the centre of it all, is certainly bewitching in the flesh.
- His works enchant, bewitch, stimulate and evoke; in the face of them, some people laugh with joy, still others weep as they've never allowed themselves to.
- Why do witches and old women fascinate and bewitch children?
- It had bewitched her, entranced her, and now she found that she could not tear her gaze away from him.
- If you are unfamiliar with the silverberry, you may walk right by it, wondering at the mysterious source of the delightful scent which bewitches your nostrils.
- I was bewitched the moment I laid eyes on her, and have loved her ever since.
- He felt bewitched, entranced by this woman full of life, brave and strong.
- Susan told her story clearly and precisely, using her bewitching charm to the full.
- He had laughed, he had charmed me, almost bewitched me.
- And yet we were as bewitched and delighted as any first-timer.
- She was bewitching, enchanting, graced with an unearthly elegance.
- According to James, ‘These photographs express the charm and bewitching nature of contemporary Chinese women’.
- Many of his chambermaids and servants have been bewitched by his charm.
- The music came to us from an unknown, incomprehensible world, and it bewitched us.
- All this taken into consideration, it should then, come as no surprise that the musical has bewitched audiences for so long - as it surely will for many years to come.
- Alienated from our natural surroundings, one can see why modern readers are bewitched by the idea of a ‘golden age’ where trees, streams, the very rocks speak a language which we have forgotten.
Synonyms captivate, enchant, entrance, enrapture, charm, beguile, delight, fascinate, enthral, seduce, ravish, spellbind, hold spellbound, mesmerize, hypnotize, transfix 2Cast a spell over (someone) his relatives were firmly convinced that he was bewitched Example sentencesExamples - In the end, the exasperated adults were compelled to employ the services of a piper, who bewitched the children with music and led them into a hollow mountain.
- He almost laughed aloud when she mentioned his bewitching her into sleep.
- According to historians, Boyan was not a magician in the sense that he was able to cast spells, bewitch people and transform into animals, but he was a learned man and a poet.
- He accused the goodwife of bewitching his daughter.
- The DC ordered the immediate arrest of the woman who vehemently denied keeping ghosts or bewitching the girl.
- I was bewitched when I cast my eyes on him at my father's place.
- She also reported that the malefic cleric had confessed bewitching other people and recruiting a teenager into the ranks of the witches.
- There are recorded instances of them being beaten or even lynched: in 1667 three men were hanged for the murder of a woman suspected of bewitching a man.
- The Indians could bewitch my children, and my wife didn't want to go.
- The mother had told him a long story about the children being bewitched and the house haunted, blaming a neighbour for laying a curse upon her children.
- The Duke oversees the case between Brabantio and Othello, whom he believes to have bewitched his daughter with magic.
- The girl had to deal not only with the lies of her boyfriend and the ridicule from society, she also had to cope with accusations by her boyfriend's sisters that she had bewitched him.
- Afterwards, Jim tells stories to all the other slaves about how witches bewitched him that night.
- His descendants included Helen, who pretended she was bewitched.
- Trying to remain calm Leo asked, ‘And who is this lady sorceress that you say has bewitched men everywhere, and why should you warn me?’
- It follows the adventures of Gerda and her search for her faithful companion Kay after he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Snow Queen in her ice palace.
- She must have bewitched you with her ways of magic.
- The witch doctor poisons a chicken, and, from the way the chicken staggers before dropping dead, the witch doctor determines that the rash has been caused by the client's sister-in-law bewitching him.
Synonyms cast a spell on, put a spell on, enchant
Origin Middle English: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + witch. |