Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bewitch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bewitch \Be*witch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewitched}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bewitching}.]
1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to
affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is like a
blasted sapling withered up. --Shak.
2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to
take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden.
Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bewitch
v 1: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: {capture}, {enamour}, {trance}, {catch}, {becharm},
{enamor}, {captivate}, {beguile}, {charm}, {fascinate},
{entrance}, {enchant}]
2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the
audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize},
{mesmerise}, {spellbind}]
3: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone
or something [syn: {hex}, {glamour}, {witch}, {enchant}, {jinx}]
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