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be·witch  (b-wch)

tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es

1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over.

2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm.

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[Middle English biwicchen : probably bi-, be- + wicchen (from Old English wiccian, from wicce, witch, or wicca, sorcerer); see weg- in Indo-European roots.]

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be·witcher n.

be·witcher·y n.

be·witching·ly adv.

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bewitch [bɪˈwɪtʃ]

vb (tr)

1. to attract and fascinate; enchant

2. to cast a spell over

[C13 bewicchen; see be-, witch]

bewitching  adj

bewitchingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bewitch - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, enchant, capture, becharm, beguile, fascinate, catch hold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"
	2.	bewitch - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" magnetise, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, magnetize influence, tempt, charm - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
	3.	bewitch - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something glamour, hex, jinx, witch, enchant voodoo - bewitch by or as if by a voodoo spell - place under a spell becharm, charm - control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

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bewitch

verb enchant, attract, charm, fascinate, absorb, entrance, captivate, beguile, allure, ravish, mesmerize, hypnotize, cast a spell on, enrapture, spellbind She was not moving, as if someone had bewitched her.
disgust, offend, turn off (informal), sicken, repel, repulse, make you sick, give you the creeps (informal)

Translations

bewitch [bɪˈwɪtʃ] VT (= cast a spell on) → hechizar; (= seduce) → seducir, cautivar; (= enchant) → encantar

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bewitch [bɪˈwɪtʃ] vt → ensorceler
to be bewitched by sth/sb → être captivé(e) par qch/qn

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bewitch

vt → verhexen, verzaubern; (fig) → bezaubern

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bewitch [bɪˈwɪtʃ] vt → stregare (fig) → affascinare, ammaliare

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bewitch [bɪˈwɪtʃ] vt → stregare (fig) → affascinare, ammaliare

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bewitch

v bewitch [biˈwitʃ]

to cast a spell on, to charm She bewitched us with her smile. betower, bekoor يَسْحَر، يَفْتِن، يَخْلِبُ омагъосвам očarovat forhekse; fortrylle bezaubern μαγεύω hechizar lummama افسون کردن؛ مجذوب کردن lumota ensorceler לְכַשֶף जादू करना očarati megbabonáz memukau, mempesonakan töfra stregare 魅了する 매혹하다 (su)žavėti apburt; savaldzināt sihir betoveren forhekse, fortrylle, bergta zaczarować, urzec enfeitiçar a vrăji околдовывать okúzliť očarati, uročiti očarati förhäxa, förtrolla, tjusa ทำให้หลงเสน่ห์ büyülemek, hayran bırakmak 使著迷 зачарувати; обворожити رجھانا ، لبھانا làm say mê 使着迷

adj beˈwitching

betowerend, bekoorlik ساحِر، فاتِن، خَلاّب омаен kouzelný, uhrančivý forhekselse; fortryllelse bezaubernd μαγευτικός hechicero, encantador lummav مجذوب؛ شیدا lumoava enchanteur מֶכַשֶף सम्मोहक očaravajuć elbűvölő penuh pesona töfrandi ammaliatore 魅惑的な 매혹적인 žavus apburošs; valdzinošs menyihir betoverend fortryllende czarujący, urzekający enfeitiçado încântător околдовывающий okúzľujúci očarljiv očaravajući förtrollande จับใจ büyüleyici, büyülü 令人著迷的 зачарування دل فریب quyến rũ 使人着迷的