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bewitch

Entry Word:: bewitch
Function:: verb

Text: 1 to cast a spell on<a wicked fairy bewitched Sleeping Beauty so that she would sleep for a hundred years>Synonymscharm, enchant, hex, spellRelated Wordscurse, jinx, possess; attract, beguile, captivate, fascinate, mesmerize, spellbind; entice, lure, seduce, temptNear Antonymsbless 2 to attract or delight as if by magic<an animated film that bewitches children and adults alike>— see charm 1

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