'Bewitch' definitions:
Definition of 'bewitch'
(from WordNet)
verb
Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant]
verb
Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind]
verb
Definition of 'Bewitch'
From: GCIDE
- Bewitch \Be*witch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewitched; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewitching.]
- 1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery. [1913 Webster]
- See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is like a blasted sapling withered up. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant. [1913 Webster]
- The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bewitch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuse,
- afflict,
- aggrieve,
- allure,
- attract,
- becharm,
- bedevil,
- befoul,
- beguile,
- blight,
- captivate,
- carry away,
- cast a spell,
- charm,
- condemn,
- corrupt,
- crucify,
- curse,
- damage,
- dazzle,
- defile,
- delectate,
- delight,
- demonize,
- deprave,
- despoil,
- destroy,
- devilize,
- diabolize,
- disadvantage,
- disserve,
- distress,
- do a mischief,
- do evil,
- do ill,
- do wrong,
- do wrong by,
- doom,
- draw,
- draw on,
- enamor,
- enchant,
- endear,
- enrapture,
- enravish,
- enthrall,
- entrance,
- envenom,
- fascinate,
- freak out,
- get into trouble,
- harass,
- harm,
- hex,
- hold in thrall,
- hoodoo,
- hurt,
- hypnotize,
- impair,
- imparadise,
- infatuate,
- infect,
- inflame with love,
- injure,
- intrigue,
- jinx,
- knock dead,
- knock out,
- magnetize,
- maltreat,
- menace,
- mesmerize,
- mistreat,
- molest,
- obsess,
- outrage,
- overlook,
- persecute,
- play havoc with,
- play hob with,
- poison,
- pollute,
- possess,
- prejudice,
- ravish,
- savage,
- scathe,
- seduce,
- send,
- slay,
- snow,
- sorcerize,
- spell,
- spellbind,
- taint,
- take,
- tantalize,
- tempt,
- threaten,
- thrill,
- tickle,
- tickle pink,
- titillate,
- torment,
- torture,
- transport,
- trick,
- vamp,
- violate,
- voodoo,
- wile,
- witch,
- wound,
- wow,
- wreak havoc on,
- wrong