ensorcell
Syllables: en·sor·cell/ɛnˈsɔːs(ə)l/US/ɛnˈsɔɹsəl/
ensorcell verb: to bewitch or enchant.
Verb
ensorcell (third-person singular simple present ensorcells, present participle ensorcelling, simple past and past participle ensorcelled)
- To bewitch or enchant.
- Not any one of all theſe honord parts / Your Princely happes, and habites that do moue, / And as it vvere, enſorcell all the hearts / Of Chriſten kings to quarrell for your loue, […]1589, attributed to George Puttenham, “Of Figures Sententious, otherwise Called Rhetoricall”, in The Arte of English Poesie. […], London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC, 3rd booke (Of Ornament), page...
- [H]e called into presence the kazees and the witnesses, and brought in the three Qurundeels, and brought in the first damsel, and her own sister who had been ensorceled, and he married the three to the three Qurundeels, who had informed him that they were kings, […]1888, “Tale of the Second Damsel”, in Henry [Whitelock] Torrens, transl., The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night: From the Arabic of the Ægyptian M.S. […] Done into English, volume I...
- To captivate, entrance, or fascinate.
- [A] distinction is drawn between the man who speaks as a friend and the man who acts like one. Not only might someone fail to live up to his words in deed, but he may ‘ensorcell’ or ‘beguile’ (θέλγοι) a fellow drinker, leading him to believe in friendship that is not supported by his conduct.2013, Fiona Hobden, “Politics in Action”, in The Symposion in Ancient Greek Society and Thought, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 157
- Harry pursed his lips. He thought about Morgan Robertson and his magical books. He thought about Lyle Lillihammer, thoroughly ensorcelled, who was even now starting the second of what would probably be an entire series of PhDs at the SCP Foundation. He thought about Eileen Veiksaar, who had...2021 March 14, HarryBlank, “Defence”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2024
ensorcell meaning in Tamil
ensorcell in Tamil
- கவனத்தை தவிர்
Examples of ensorcell in a sentence
- Juana Maria did not explain why the father had ensorcelled her nephew, though others told me he did it because the nephew had "damaged" ["deflowered"] the girl and then refused to marry her.1991, Joel Streicker, Sentiment and Self-interest: Constructing Class and Gender Identities in Cartagena, Colombia (unpublished Ph.D....
- She joked about her previous suspicions of sorcery, saying that one claims one has been ensorcelled, but, really, the sorcery was one's own body.2000, Christopher O. Davis, Death in Abeyance: Illness and Therapy among the Tabwa of Central Africa (International African Library; 23)...
- Manuel Mestre, for example, suspected Dias of ensorcelling people in the past.2011, James H[oke] Sweet, “Algarve”, in Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World, Chapel Hill...
- He thought about Lyle Lillihammer, thoroughly ensorcelled, who was even now starting the second of what would probably be an entire series of PhDs at the SCP Foundation.2021 March 14, HarryBlank, “Defence”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2024:
Synonyms of ensorcell
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Forms of ensorcell
| third-person singular present | ensorcells |
|---|---|
| present participle | ensorcelling |
| past participle | ensorcelled |
| past | ensorcelled |
| alternative form | ensorcel |
| alternative form | sorcel |
| alternative form | sorcell |
Origin of ensorcell
From Old French ensorceler (“to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate”), a variant of ensorcerer, from en- (prefix meaning ‘caused’) + sorcier (“sorcerer”) (ultimately from Latin sors (“fate, lot; oracular response”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”)).
Words formed from ensorcell
Questions about ensorcell
- What does ensorcell mean?
- Ensorcell means to bewitch or enchant.
- What is ensorcell in Tamil?
- Ensorcell in Tamil is கவனத்தை தவிர். See Ensorcell meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use ensorcell in a sentence?
- Juana Maria did not explain why the father had ensorcelled her nephew, though others told me he did it because the nephew had "damaged" ["deflowered"] the girl and then refused to marry her.
- What part of speech is ensorcell?
- Ensorcell is a verb.
- How do you pronounce ensorcell?
- Ensorcell is pronounced /ɛnˈsɔːs(ə)l/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of ensorcell?
- The past tense of ensorcell is ensorcelled.
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