vverb.emotionattract; cause to be enamoredSynset:becharm beguile bewitch captivate capture catch charm enamor enamour enchant entrance fascinate trance
Examples:- She captured all the men's hearts
Derivationally Related Form:bewitcherycaptivationcharmenchantmenttrancebeguilementcaptivebeguilercharmerfascinationcatchentrancement
Hypernyms:appeal attract
Inherited Hypernyms:captureattract
Direct Hyponyms:holdwork
Full Troponyms:holdwork
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: becharm, enamor, charm, beguile, fascinate, enchant, captivate, capture) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: charm)
vverb.communicationattract strongly, as if with a magnetSynset:bewitch magnetise magnetize mesmerise mesmerize spellbind
Examples:- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
Derivationally Related Form:spellbindermagnetizationmagnet
Hypernyms:charm influence tempt
Inherited Hypernyms:magnetizecharmpersuadeinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.communicationcast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or somethingSynset:bewitch enchant glamour hex jinx witch
Derivationally Related Form:enchanterenchantmentwitchhexwitcheryjinxbewitchmentglamour
Hypernyms:becharm charm
Inherited Hypernyms:hexcharmcontrol
Direct Hyponyms:spellvoodoo
Full Troponyms:spellvoodoo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allcaptured, as if under a spellSynset:ensorcelled
Antonyms:disenchanted
Inherited Hypernyms:bewitched
Similar to:enchanted