ensorcellv.
/ɛnˈsɔːsəl/ transitive. To enchant, bewitch, fascinate.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)]
bigaleOE
biwihelea1225
bewitchc1225
witchc1300
sigalder1303
bichantc1330
becharm1340
enchant1377
charmc1380
forspeakc1440
ensorte1477
encharm1480
conjurea1535
ensorcell1589
fascinate1603
spell1646
maleficiate1651
to cast the glamour over one?17..
maleficate1701
spell-bind1808
makutu1825
trick1829
glamour1832
bespell1894
wizard1898
to put the fluence on1909
effascinate-
1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 187 Your Princely happes..ensorcell all the hearts Of Christen kings.
1855 G. Meredith Shaving of Shagpat (1872) 93 A sorceress ensorcelled.
1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. i. 28 The damsel..whom this gazelle had ensorcelled.
Derivatives
enˈsorcelling adj.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective]
charming1382
witchinga1400
enchanting1555
conjuring1575
Circean1609
spellinga1616
effascinating1616
fascinating1618
becharming1638
fascinous1666
ensorcelling1883
1883 J. Payne 1001 Nights III. 104 His eyes were more ensorcelling than Haront and Maront.
enˈsorcellment n. magic, enchantment.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun]
sigaldry?c1225
enchantery1297
enchantment1297
charminga1300
chantmentc1300
chantinga1382
forspeaking1483
fairyc1515
bewitching1535
enchanting1553
fascination1572
eye-biting1584
sparrow-blasting1589
effascination1624
enchant1634
maleficiation1649
spelling1665
glamour1793
weird1813
glamoury1821
ensorcellment1931
1931 M. Summers Supernatural Omnibus 10 Egypt the ancient..is the very womb of wizardry, of ghost lore, of ensorcellment, of scarabed spells and runes.
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