Antonyms for bewitch

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bih-wich

Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈwɪtʃ

Definition of bewitch

Origin : c.1200, biwicchen, from be- + Old English wiccian "to enchant, to practice witchcraft" (see witch). Literal at first, figurative sense of "to fascinate" is from 1520s. *Bewiccian may well have existed in Old English, but it is not attested. Related: Bewitched; bewitching; bewitchingly.

verb charm

Example sentences :

Their name, their garb, and work did so intoxicate and bewitch me.'
Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude

Through the witchcraft by means of which she has bewitched me, bewitch thou her.
Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow

And she showed us some of the dancing steps and they just bewitch you.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Now, it may be that Mrs. Treacher had also allowed Vashti to bewitch her.
Extract from : « Major Vigoureux » by A. T. Quiller-Couch

And Gal 3, 1, "Who did bewitch you that ye should not obey the truth?"
Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther

Besides, she is a perfect Circe, in her power to bewitch men.
Extract from : « The Red Lottery Ticket » by Fortun Du Boisgobey

"Some kings are easier to bewitch than others," remarked the magician, wisely.
Extract from : « The Other Side of the Sun » by Evelyn Sharp

An' all the time, whatever she's doin', she'd bewitch you with her smile an' her pretty ways.
Extract from : « Shifting Sands » by Sara Ware Bassett

Like foxes and badgers, they are able to bewitch human beings.
Extract from : « Myths & Legends of Japan » by F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis

You think I had to lie to them, to deceive them, to bewitch them.
Extract from : « The Leatherwood God » by William Dean Howells

Synonyms for bewitch

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