bewitch

bewitch
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bewitch — index lure, obsess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bewitch — (v.) c.1200, biwicchen, from BE (Cf. be ) + O.E. wiccian to enchant, to practice witchcraft (see WITCH (Cf. witch)). Literal at first, figurative sense of to fascinate is from 1520s. *Bewiccian may well have existed in Old English, but it is not… …   Etymology dictionary

  • bewitch — enchant, captivate, fascinate, charm, allure, *attract Analogous words: *thrill, electrify: delight, *please: infatuate, enamor (see corresponding adjectives at ENAMORED) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bewitch — [v] charm allure, attract, bedevil, beguile, captivate, capture, control, dazzle, draw, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hex, hypnotize, knock dead*, knock out, put horns on*, put the whammy on*, put under magic spell*, send*,… …   New thesaurus

  • bewitch — ► VERB 1) cast a spell over. 2) enchant and delight. DERIVATIVES bewitcher noun bewitching adjective bewitchment noun. ORIGIN from WITCH(Cf. ↑witchy) …   English terms dictionary

  • bewitch — [bē wich′, biwich′] vt. [ME biwicchen < BE , intens. + wicchen < OE wiccian < wicca,WITCH] 1. to use witchcraft or magic on; cast a spell over 2. to attract and delight irresistibly; enchant; fascinate; charm bewitching adj. bewitchingly …   English World dictionary

  • bewitch — UK [bɪˈwɪtʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bewitch : present tense I/you/we/they bewitch he/she/it bewitches present participle bewitching past tense bewitched past participle bewitched 1) to control someone s behaviour with magic The old man …   English dictionary

  • bewitch — verb Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft b. to cast a spell over 2. to attract as if by the power of witchcraft ; enchant, fas …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Bewitch (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Bewitch caption = sire = Bull Lea grandsire = Bull Dog dam = Potheen damsire = Wildair sex = Filly foaled = 1945 country = USA (Kentucky) flagicon|USA colour = Brown breeder = Warren Wright, Calumet… …   Wikipedia

  • bewitch — bewitcher, n. bewitchery, n. bewitchingness, n. bewitchment, n. /bi wich /, v.t. 1. to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over. 2. to enchant; charm; fascinate. [1175 1225; ME biwicchen. See BE , WITCH] Syn …   Universalium

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