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To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.

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  1. v. t. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
  2. v. t. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
  3. v. attract; cause to be enamored
  4. v. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  5. v. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
  6. 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.
  7. v:100 v attract; cause to be enamored v attract strongly, as if with a magnet v cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something