bewitch

English

Etymology

From Middle English bewicchen, equivalent to be- +‎ witch.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪˈwɪtʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɪtʃ

Verb

bewitch (third-person singular simple present bewitches, present participle bewitching, simple past and past participle bewitched)

1. to cast a spell on someone or something
2. to astonish or amaze

Synonyms

• forspeak

Derived terms

• bewitchedness
• bewitcher
• bewitchery
• bewitchful
• bewitching
• bewitchingness
• bewitchment

Translations

to cast a spell

Asturian: abruxar (ast) Azeri: ovsunlamaq (az) Bosnian: začarati (bs), ukleti (bs) Bulgarian: омайвам (bg), омагьосвам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 蛊惑，施魔法于 (zh) Finnish: noitua (fi) French: ensorceler (fr), envouter (fr) German: hexen (de) Latin: fascino (la), effascino (la)

Romanian: vrăji (ro), fermeca (ro), fascina (ro) Russian: околдовывать (ru) (okoldóvyvat') impf., околдовать (ru) (okoldovát') pf.; зачаровывать (ru) (začaróvyvat') impf., зачаровать (ru) (začarovát') pf. Serbian: Cyrillic: зачарати, уклети Roman: začarati, ukleti Swahili: roga (sw) Turkish: büyülemek (tr), büyü yapmak (tr) Volapük: bemagivön (vo)