Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bewitch; use sorcery upon.
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- verb Alternative form of
ensorcell .
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Examples
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"If I wanted to 'ensorcel' your commanders, Sir Knight, I could do so from the comfort and safety of my home.
Dragons Of Summer Flame Weis, Margaret 1995
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“You will not ensorcel me, witch!” la Bête spat in her face, leaning close.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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“You will not ensorcel me, witch!” la Bête spat in her face, leaning close.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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In the heat of his anger he raised his staff as if to club her down rather than ensorcel her.
The Night Of the Solstice L.J. SMITH 2010
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For myself, I wasn't allowed to buy that book, in part because it cost, I believe, the princely sum of $14.95, but also because of the scantily clad women who threatened to ensorcel my heart, if not other pieces of my anatomy.
RIP Frank Frazetta Fred Perry 2010
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For myself, I wasn't allowed to buy that book, in part because it cost, I believe, the princely sum of $14.95, but also because of the scantily clad women who threatened to ensorcel my heart, if not other pieces of my anatomy.
Archive 2010-05-01 Fred Perry 2010
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She pulled it free of its sheath and then lifted her head to shriek her defiance at these creatures that strove to ensorcel her.
The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999
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The old tile-roofed village in the old green countryside, the Hwang Ho mightily flowing, a bell at twilight, lifeways and a reverence for them that had changed their outward guise only a little as the millennia swept past; science and machines could ensorcel a girl, she could snatch at a scholarship and lose herself in the marvels of city and university and a certain young man, but always, always she would yearn back.
Starfarers Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1998
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He wanted to soothe the count and his daughter, not ensorcel them!
The Chaos Gate Lackey, Mercedes 1994
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"It's also the only weapon we have that Illyana didn't ensorcel,"
Conan the Valiant Green, Roland 1988
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