bewitch

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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

bewitchery

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noun

be·​witch·​ery bi-ˈwi-ch(ə-)rē 

bē-

plural -es

: bewitchment sense 1

a great bewitchery in the idea

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms of bewitch

Verb

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

Examples of bewitch in a Sentence

Verb

People believed the girls had been bewitched.

a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The result is a strange, bewitching experiment in autobiography, in which there are no friendships or love affairs, just exquisite digressions on life-changing texts. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Alongside costars Sandra Bullock, Joey King and Maisie Williams, Kidman took a page out of the Owens sisters’ book with some bewitching fashion choices. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Chief among them was the beautiful, bewitching Tina, muse of everyone at the hipster startup magazine Léo once helped edit. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Even sequels and prequels — say, those in the Star Wars canon — ideally aspire to a degree of self-sufficiency in which the audience can discern the story and, properly bewitched, can proceed to seek out the other movies. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

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

Rhymes for bewitch

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

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