ensorcell
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- ensorcellment noun
Etymology
Origin of ensorcell
1535–45; < Middle French ensorceler to bewitch, dissimilated variant of ensorcerer. See en- 1, sorcerer
Example Sentences
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He sometimes wondered why he could ensorcell so many with his wit and style but not have a lover.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2022
It was Lewis who helped ensorcell Jam with stronger grooves.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2021
Such verbal raptures may ensorcell seventh graders and leave older readers occasionally feeling that they need to lie down.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2019
If I weren’t wearing a string of rowan berries, he could ensorcell me so that I thought dirt was some kind of delicacy.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
O king, beware lest this youth ensorcell thee with his sorcery and beguile thee with his wiles.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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