Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cast a spell on; to use magic to control someone or something: To affect someone or something with supernatural power, often with harmful or manipulative intent.
   • To attract or charm someone in a powerful, almost magical way: To fascinate or captivate someone completely, as if by enchantment.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The old tale spoke of a sorceress who could bewitch travelers, leading them astray in the forest.
  • Her beautiful voice and graceful performance bewitched the entire audience.

Advanced Usage

• "to be bewitched by": To be completely charmed or fascinated by someone or something.
  • He was utterly bewitched by her intelligence and wit.
• "a bewitching smile": A smile that is charming in a captivating, almost magical way.
  • She greeted him with a bewitching smile that he could not forget.

Variants and Related Words

• Bewitching (adj): Having the power to attract or charm in a magical or irresistible way.
  • The garden had a bewitching beauty at sunset.
• Bewitchment (n): The state of being under a spell; the act of bewitching.
  • The villagers feared the witch's bewitchment.

Synonyms

• Enchant: To attract and delight greatly; to cast a spell on.
• Captivate: To attract and hold the interest and attention of.
• Mesmerize: To hold the attention of someone entirely.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "like one bewitched": Behaving as if under a spell; completely fascinated or controlled.
  • He followed her around like one bewitched, hanging on her every word.

Verb

1. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
2. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
   • She magnetized the audience with her tricks
3. attract; cause to be enamored
   • She captured all the men's hearts