bewitched; bewitching; bewitches
1
a
: to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
b
: to cast a spell over
: to bewitch someone or something
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Examples of bewitch in a Sentence
People believed the girls had been bewitched.
a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone
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There’s the music video — still perhaps the greatest of the 21st century so far — full of bathhouse coffins, exploding beds, disorienting contact lenses and bewitching dance moves.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Based on the novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs, the film follows its lead man, Lee, through Mexico City as he gets bewitched by Allerton — based on Burroughs’s real-life fascination with a man named Adelbert Lewis Marker.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Halloween remains popular in Ireland to this day, with a number of bewitching celebrations, elaborate parades and state-of-the-art pyrotechnics shows throughout the country in late October and early November.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Inspired by one of MCU’s most notorious witches, this one-of-a-kind deck invites fans to journey down the Witches’ Road with 78 cards featuring nods to Agatha Harkness and her bewitching aesthetic.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Based on the novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs, the film follows its lead man, Lee, through Mexico City as he gets bewitched by Allerton — based on Burroughs’s real-life fascination with a man named Adelbert Lewis Marker.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Halloween remains popular in Ireland to this day, with a number of bewitching celebrations, elaborate parades and state-of-the-art pyrotechnics shows throughout the country in late October and early November.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Inspired by one of MCU’s most notorious witches, this one-of-a-kind deck invites fans to journey down the Witches’ Road with 78 cards featuring nods to Agatha Harkness and her bewitching aesthetic.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Bewitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewitch. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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bewitch
verb
be·witch
bi-ˈwich 
1
: to put under a spell
2
: to attract or delight as if by magic
bewitchment
noun
-mənt
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