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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Eerie in a way that feels more seductive than scary, the film isn’t bewitched by its demons so much as the process of transubstantiation by which a (self)tortured young woman can transform them into grace.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
That all led up to what remains her signature role as Phoebe Halliwell on Charmed, bewitching audiences for eight seasons.
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Jp Mangalindan,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
But to do so would be to miss out on the truly bewitching local neighborhood.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
That bewitching feeling became his North Star for storytelling.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
That all led up to what remains her signature role as Phoebe Halliwell on Charmed, bewitching audiences for eight seasons.
—
Jp Mangalindan,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
But to do so would be to miss out on the truly bewitching local neighborhood.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
That bewitching feeling became his North Star for storytelling.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Bewitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewitch. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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