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verb
To bewitch or enchant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: enspell, hex, spellbind, bechat, becry, beglammer, bespell, bewitch, conjure, enchant, englamour, ensorcell, forspeak, glamour, jinx, maleficiate, mojo, spell, spellcast, witch
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To captivate, entrance, or fascinate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: enthrall, mesmerize, sirenize, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, beckon, captivate, charm, court, delight, draw, effascinate, enchant, engage, entrance, enrapture, fascinate, forspeak, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, pull, pull in, seduce, spellbind, tempt, tole
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Old French ensorceler (“to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate”), a variant of ensorcerer, from en- (prefix meaning ‘caused’) + sorcier (“sorcerer”) (ultimately from Latin sors (“fate, lot; oracular response”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”)).
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
