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bewitch
/bəˈwɪt͡ʃ/
verb 3
Collocations
3VERB + BEWITCH
eyes
BEWITCH + NOUN
glances, men
PREP.
into
Definitions
verb
1
To cast a spell upon.
And further, this examinate saith, that she sent both her spirits to Stonesby, to one Willison, a husbandman, and Robert Williman, a husbandman's son, and bade the kitten go to Willison and bewitch him to death, and the moldiwarp to the other and bewitch him to death, which they did, and within ten days they died.
Afterwards Jim said the witches bewitched him and put him in a trance,[…]
2
To fascinate or charm.
I was bewitched by the sight of the girl dancing in the forest.
A Svveet diſorder in the dreſſe / Kindles in cloathes a vvantonneſſe: / […] / A Cuffe neglectfull, and thereby / Ribbands to flovv confuſedly: / […] / Do more bevvitch me, than vvhen Art / Is too preciſe in every part.
3
To astonish, amaze.
Is it not a fact that the miners of this country are bewildered and bewitched and do not know what is to happen?
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And further, this examinate saith, that she sent both her spirits to Stonesby, to one Willison, a husbandman, and Robert Williman, a husbandman's son, and bade the kitten go to Willison and bewitch hi
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Afterwards Jim said the witches bewitched him and put him in a trance,[…]
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But above all beware never to look the Fairy of the Dawn in the face, for she has eyes that will bewitch you, and glances that will befool you.
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I'll bewitch him into a frog!
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I can teach you how to bewitch men.
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