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Verb: bewitch  bi'wich
  1. Attract; cause to be enamoured
    "She bewitched all the men's hearts"
    - capture, enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance, catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, entrance, enchant
     
  2. Attract strongly, as if with a magnet
    "She bewitched the audience with her tricks"
    - magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise [Brit], magnetise [Brit], spellbind
     
  3. Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
    - hex, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx, mozz [Austral]

Derived forms: bewitched, bewitches, bewitching

See also: bewitchery, bewitchment

Type of: appeal, attract, becharm [archaic], charm, influence, tempt