bewitch
verb/bɪˈwɪtʃ/
/bɪˈwɪtʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bewitch | /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ /bɪˈwɪtʃ/ |
| he / she / it bewitches | /bɪˈwɪtʃɪz/ /bɪˈwɪtʃɪz/ |
| past simple bewitched | /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ |
| past participle bewitched | /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ /bɪˈwɪtʃt/ |
| -ing form bewitching | /bɪˈwɪtʃɪŋ/ /bɪˈwɪtʃɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] bewitch somebody to attract or impress somebody so much that they cannot think in a sensible way
- He was completely bewitched by the beauty of the mountains.
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- bewitch somebody to put a magic spell on somebody synonym enchant
Word OriginMiddle English: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + witch.
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