Definitions

bewitch

[bih-wich] / bɪˈwɪtʃ /

VERB

charm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beguile captivate dazzle enchant enrapture enthrall fascinate hypnotize

STRONG

allure attract bedevil capture control draw entrance hex send slay spell spellbind take tickle trick vamp voodoo wow

WEAK

knock dead knock out put horns on put the whammy on put under magic spell sweep off one's feet tickle pink tickle to death turn on wile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore disenchant disgust offend repel repulse tire

STRONG

reject turn off

Example Sentences

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Ply the slipping string With feathery sorcery; muzzle the note With hurting love; the music that they wrote Bewitch, bewilder.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2016

In the past three years, Calumet's Citation and Coaltown, Fervent and Faultless, Pot o' Luck, Ponder, Bewitch and Wistful have run away from all competition.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Allat said, "Go! keeper, open wide The gates to her! she hath me once defied; Bewitch her as commanded by our laws."

From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature by Anonymous

Then she issues abruptly the stern decree: Go, keeper, open the gate to her, Bewitch her according to the ancient rules; that is, "Deal with her as you deal with others who come here".

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

Let not his smoothing words Bewitch your hearts; be wise and circumspect.

From King Henry VI, Part 2 by Shakespeare, William

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