bewitched; bewitching; bewitches
1
a
: to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
b
: to cast a spell over
: to bewitch someone or something
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Examples of bewitch in a Sentence
People believed the girls had been bewitched.
a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone
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He was particularly bewitched by the sequence of Tracy and Peter, in leather jackets, biking over the bridge—an iconic image of youthful, all-American romance, just what the show needed.
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Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
The bewitching landscapes of the Isles of Scilly offer a wonderful feeling of tranquillity and a total sense of escapism for those in the know.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
The number is led by the Emcee, the metaphorical character who lures audiences into the Kit Kat Klub’s bewitching debauchery while alerting them to the looming catastrophe.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
The crown jewel of Yosemite National Park, Half Dome bewitches hikers with its sheer granite face looming 5,193 feet over the valley.
—Lauren Matison, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2023
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Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
The bewitching landscapes of the Isles of Scilly offer a wonderful feeling of tranquillity and a total sense of escapism for those in the know.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
The number is led by the Emcee, the metaphorical character who lures audiences into the Kit Kat Klub’s bewitching debauchery while alerting them to the looming catastrophe.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
The crown jewel of Yosemite National Park, Half Dome bewitches hikers with its sheer granite face looming 5,193 feet over the valley.
—Lauren Matison, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2023
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“Bewitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewitch. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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bewitch
verb
be·witch
bi-ˈwich 
1
: to put under a spell
2
: to attract or delight as if by magic
bewitchment
noun
-mənt
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