bewitch
Cast magic upon
To bewitch is to cast a spell on someone—to enchant or hex them through magic.
The word now appears most often in its figurative sense: to captivate utterly, as if by supernatural means.
A performer bewitches an audience; a landscape bewitches a traveler.
He was bewitched by her smile.
The adjective bewitching describes irresistible charm: a bewitching melody.
Hold attention irresistibly
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
- entrancePoint of access
enthrall · beguile · enrapture · transfix · hypnotize · dazzle · enamor · seduce
Malevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
- spellArrange letters correctly
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
- incantationSpoken magical formula
charm · sorcery · witchcraft · conjure · bewilderment · glamour · evil eye · black magic
captivate
Hold attention irresistibly
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
entrance · enthrall · beguile · enrapture · transfix · hypnotize · dazzle · enamor · seduce · allure
hex
Malevolent incantation
incantation · charm · sorcery · witchcraft · conjure · bewilderment · glamour · evil eye · black magic · voodoo
wizard
Practitioner of sorcery
- warlockMale practitioner of dark magic
- sorcererWielder of arcane power
- sorceressFemale practitioner of magic
coven · occult · necromancy · divination · familiar · grimoire · potion · amulet · talisman · ritual
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, fireball
- allureattraction, attract, magnetism, charisma, attractiveness
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- dreamsnightmare, dreaming, daydream, nightmares, dreams
- magic wordsabracadabra, alakazam, hocus pocus, presto, open sesame
bewitched, bewitching, bewitchment, bewitchingly, bewitches, bewitchery, bewitchments, bewitcher, unbewitched