bewitching (verb)

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• bewitching — 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 — verb 1》 cast a spell over. 2》 enchant and delight. Derivatives bewitcher noun bewitching adjective bewitchingly adverb bewitchment noun Origin ME: from be + witch …   English new terms dictionary

• bewitch — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel so interested or attracted by something that they cannot think clearly: Tim s utterly bewitched by that woman. | a bewitching smile 2 to get control over someone by putting a magic spell 2 (1) on them …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bewitch — [[t]bɪwɪ̱tʃ[/t]] bewitches, bewitching, bewitched VERB If someone or something bewitches you, you are so attracted to them that you cannot think about anything else. [V n] She was not moving, as if someone had bewitched her... [V n] The doctor is …   English 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

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