Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Bewitch

Be-witch′

,
Verb.
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.
Shakespeare
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bewitch

BEWITCH'

,
Verb.
T.
[be and witch.] To fascinate; to gain an ascendancy over by charms or incantation; an operation which was formerly supposed to injure the person bewitched, so that he lost his flesh, or behaved in a strange unaccountable manner; ignorant people being inclined to ascribe to evil spirits what they could not account for.
Look, how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm
Is like a blasted sapling withered up.
1.
To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance.
The charms of poetry our souls bewitch.
2.
To deceive and mislead by juggling tricks or imposter. Acts 8.9.

Similar Results