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bewitched, ppl. a.|bɪˈwɪtʃt|
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
1. Influenced by witchcraft; under, or having, magical influence.
1387Trevisa Higden II. 423 To ȝeue chese þat was by⁓wicched to men. 1571Golding Calvin on Ps. lx. 5 A bewitched drink, that bereeveth mennes myndes of wit. 1606G. W[oodcocke] Ivstine 101 a, The flattering and bewitcht enticements of a harlot. 1694S. Johnson Notes Past. Let. Bp. Burnet i. Pref. 2 There was not one drop of Wine in it, it was all Water Bewitch't. 1876Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xxx. 261 The bewitched persons pretended to be dumb.
2. fig. Under a fascination; fascinated.
1579Lyly Euphues. (Arb.) 103 Lucilla, either so bewitched that she could not relent, or, etc. 1670Marvell Corr. cxlvii. II. 325 At any other but so bewitched a time as this. |