Beswitch

/bɪˈswɪtʃ/ verb

Definition

To bewitch or put under a spell; to enchant thoroughly.

Etymology

From prefix 'be-' + 'switch' (from Old English 'swiccan,' to defraud or trick). This rare form combines two archaic words to intensify the sense of magical deception.

Kelly Says

This is a beautiful lost word — in times when people believed in witchcraft, 'beswitch' captured being completely and thoroughly under someone's magical spell, as opposed to just being 'switched' or tricked.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ያስደምርም
ya-as-dem-rem
ARالعربية
سحر
sa-har
BNবাংলা
মুগ্ধ করো
mugdh karo
CACatalà
encanta
en-kan-ta
CSČeština
okouzlit
o-koo-z-lit
DADansk
forføre
for-vo-re
DEDeutsch
verzaubern
fer-za-u-buh-rn
ELΕλληνικά
φεγγοῦν
feg-goo-n
ESEspañol
encanta
en-kan-ta
FAفارسی
büyüleyici
boo-yoo-leh-yee
FISuomi
ihastuttaa
i-ha-stu-tu-ta
FRFrançais
enchanter
on-sahn-truh
GUGU
આકર્ષિત કરો
a-kar-sh-it karo
HAHA
tashi
ta-shi
HEעברית
למשוך
le-mos-kh
HIहिन्दी
आकर्षित करना
a-kar-shi-t kar-na
HUMagyar
elvarázsol
el-va-raz-sol
IDBahasa Indonesia
menawan
men-a-wan
IGIG
n'eme
neh-meh
ITItaliano
incantare
in-kan-ta-reh
JA日本語
魅了する
meru-osu
KKKK
қанат
qa-nat
KMKM
ប្រណាប់
pron-nah-p
KO한국어
매혹하다
mae-ho-kha-da
MRMR
आकर्षित करा
a-kar-sh-it kara
MSBahasa Melayu
mesra
mes-ra
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုတ်ပြင်
pyu-k-pyin
NLNederlands
toveren
to-ve-ren
NONorsk
befengsle
be-feng-s-le
PAPA
魅了
ma-ih-lehd
PLPolski
zauroczyć
za-u-ro-ch-it
PTPortuguês
encanta
en-kan-ta
RORomână
a fascina
a fa-sin-a
RUРусский
очаровать
o-cha-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
förälska
for-al-ska
SWKiswahili
kuvutia
koo-vee-tee-a
TAதமிழ்
சாய்ச்சு
say-ch-chu
TEతెలుగు
ఆకర్షించు
a-kar-sh-in-chu
THไทย
หลงเสน่ห์
long-sa-neh
TLTL
mahilig
ma-hi-lig
TRTürkçe
büyülemek
byu-yuh-leh-mek
UKУкраїнська
чарувати
char-uva-ty
URاردو
魅了
ma-ih-lehd
VITiếng Việt
hồn nhiên
hòn-nhien
YOYO
ṣẹ́ṣẹ́
she-she
ZH中文
迷惑
wei-fù
ZUZU
thandaza
than-da-za

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