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witched

witched is the simple past and past participle of witch.

Meaning of witch

Verb (1)

witch (third-person singular simple present witches, present participle witching, simple past and past participle witched)

  1. (intransitive) To dowse for water.
    • And I told him there's a vein down there, I know 'caus I used to—uh, I went out here and witched one for this house, at the corner.1964, Hilda E. Webb, Water Witching and Other Folk Talents in the Neighborhood of Bloomington, Indiana

Verb (2)

witch (third-person singular simple present witches, present participle witching, simple past and past participle witched)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To practise witchcraft.
  2. (transitive) To bewitch.
    • She has witched the Queen's womb long ago, and witched the whole harvest.1900, Gilbert Murray, Andromache: A Play in Three Acts

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Words formed from witched

Questions about witched

What is witched the simple past and past participle of?
Witched is the simple past and past participle of witch.

Words near witched in the dictionary

  1. witchcrafty
  2. witchdoctor
  3. witchdoctors
  4. witchdom
  5. witchdoms
  6. witched
  7. witchedly
  8. witchen
  9. witchen-tree
  10. witchen-trees
  11. witchens

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