bewitches

Verb

bewitch (third-person singular simple present bewitches, present participle bewitching, simple past and past participle bewitched)

1. (transitive) To cast a spell upon.
   • And further, this examinate saith, that she sent both her spirits to Stonesby, to one Willison, a husbandman, and Robert Williman, a husbandman's son, and bade the kitten go to Willison and bewitch him to death, and the moldiwarp to the other and bewitch him to death, which they did, and within ten...1852, Thomas Wright, “Witchcraft in England during the Earlier Part of the Seventeenth Century” (chapter XXIV), in Narratives of Sorcery and Witchcraft from the most Authentic Sources, page 288

   Synonyms:

   beglammer, bespell, witch, bechat, becry, conjure, enchant, englamour, ensorcell, enspell

2. (transitive) To fascinate or charm.
   • I was bewitched by the sight of the girl dancing in the forest.

   Synonyms:

   enthrall, forspeak, hypnotize, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile, beckon, captivate

3. (rare, transitive) To astonish, amaze.
   • Is it not a fact that the miners of this country are bewildered and bewitched and do not know what is to happen?1967 May 9, Eldon Wylie Griffiths, “Fuel And Power Policy”, in parliamentary debates (UK House Of Commons), volume 746, column 1260

   Synonyms:

   astound, wow, amaze, astonish, surprise