bewitch
pronunciation
How to pronounce bewitch in British English:
UK [bɪˈwɪtʃ]
How to pronounce bewitch in American English:
US [bɪˈwɪtʃ]
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- Verb:
- attract; cause to be enamored
- attract strongly, as if with a magnet
- cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
Word Origin
- bewitch (v.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Because it can bewitch your quest for remarkable health .
- 2. Before they bewitch the boy .
- 3. Despite her large black eyes that bewitch you .
- 4. The wicked fairy bewitch the princess and make her fall into a long sleep .
- 5. I can teach you how to bewitch the mind .