Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To place under one's power by magic; cast a spell over.
  • transitive verb To captivate completely; fascinate. synonym: charm.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To subject to the influence of witchcraft; affect by witchcraft or sorcery; throw a charm or spell over.
  • To charm; fascinate; please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
  • transitive verb To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb to cast a spell on someone or something
  • verb to astonish or amaze

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb attract; cause to be enamored
  • verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  • verb cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English biwicchen : probably bi-, be- + wicchen (from Old English wiccian, from wicce, witch, or wicca, sorcerer); see weg- in Indo-European roots.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Middle English bewicchen, equivalent to be- +‎ witch.

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