bewitch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bewitch	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bewitch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bewitch v attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" Synonym(s): capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" Synonym(s): magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something Synonym(s): hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is like a blasted sapling withered up. --Shak. 2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant. The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden. Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.