bewitch

verb

be·​witch bi-ˈwich 

bē-

bewitched; bewitching; bewitches

transitive verb

1

a

: to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft

b

: to cast a spell over

2

: to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : enchant, fascinate

bewitched by her beauty

intransitive verb

: to bewitch someone or something

bewitchery

bi-ˈwi-ch(ə-)rē 

bē-

noun

Synonyms

• possess
• spell
• seduce
• enchant
• charm
• tempt
• curse

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Unsettling and lovely at once, this horror novella is a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale about discovering the darkness in the world, as well as the darkness within oneself. —Kalie Cassidy july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025

Found 700 light-years away in the shoulder of the constellation Orion and visible with the naked eye, Betelgeuse has bewitched skygazers throughout human astronomy. —Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 22 July 2025

Hers is a bewitching world in which nephrite jade cacti rings vie for space with anodized aluminum pot plant earrings, and punchy lozenges of blue chalcedony and faceted smoky quartz. —Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

Comments Rosamund Pike and the rest of her Pride and Prejudice costars were bewitched, body and soul, by the romance drama's iconic dawn scene. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Rhymes for bewitch

• distich
• enrich
• bitch
• ditch
• fiche
• glitch
• hitch
• ich
• itch
• kitsch
• lich
• mitch

Kids Definition

bewitch

verb

be·​witch bi-ˈwich 

1

: to put under a spell

2

: to attract or delight as if by magic

bewitchment

-mənt

noun