bewitched; bewitching; bewitches
1
a
: to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft
b
: to cast a spell over
: to bewitch someone or something
Examples of bewitch in a Sentence
People believed the girls had been bewitched.
a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone
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But those bewitched by the darkness of his sound should not discount the pop sensibility that also lies within.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 June 2025
Twin Peaks creator David Lynch, who died in January at 78, was clearly bewitched by the brew himself.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
At its heart, of course, is the music that has long cast its spell, with Stern merely the latest to be bewitched and bedazzled.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman have bewitched the Netflix casting directors, body and soul.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 June 2025
Twin Peaks creator David Lynch, who died in January at 78, was clearly bewitched by the brew himself.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
At its heart, of course, is the music that has long cast its spell, with Stern merely the latest to be bewitched and bedazzled.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman have bewitched the Netflix casting directors, body and soul.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Bewitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewitch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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bewitch
verb
be·witch
bi-ˈwich 
1
: to put under a spell
2
: to attract or delight as if by magic
bewitchment
noun
-mənt
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