bewitch

/bɪˈwɪtʃ/

/bɪˈwɪtʃ/

Other forms: bewitched; bewitching; bewitches

To bewitch is to cast a spell on someone with witchcraft or to capture their attention in another way. You might bewitch someone with your beauty or with your potion. The choice is yours.

The word witch is a big clue to what bewitching means. In a Halloween story, if a witch casts a spell over someone to control them, that's an example of bewitching. Bewitching happens in the real world when something captures your attention or attracts you. A fascinating storyteller bewitches you. When people fall in love, they bewitch one another.

Definitions of bewitch

1. verb

   cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
   synonyms: enchant, ensorcel, ensorcell, glamour, hex, jinx, witch

   types:

   voodoo

   bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

   spell

   place under a spell

   type of:

   becharm, charm

   control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
2. verb

   attract; cause to be enamored
   synonyms: becharm, beguile, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance

   types:

   hold

   hold the attention of

   work

   gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

   type of:

   appeal, attract

   be attractive to
3. verb

   attract strongly, as if with a magnet
   synonyms: magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind

   type of:

   charm, influence, tempt

   induce into action by using one's charm