bewitch
verb (used with object)
to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
bewitches
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present tense formof bewitch (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He has constructed a glossy fever dream that bewitches as much as it befuddles.
From Salon ● May 20, 2022
An Ozark faith healer bewitches two construction engineers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2020
The garden — also rich in watery pools and jumbo succulents in bright pots — still bewitches with its far-from-the-dusty-medina vibe.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2019
And while his role is a smidge underwritten, Mr. Morris exudes an air of jaded yearning that naturally bewitches young Mia, with the same sad consequences as in the original.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2015
Of living authors, none perhaps bewitches the reader more than Mr. Stevenson, who plays upon words as if they were a musical instrument.
From An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
