Bewitch vs Enchant - What's the difference?
bewitch | enchant |
to cast a spell on someone or something
to astonish, amaze
To attract and delight, to charm.
* 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
To cast a spell over.
* 2009 , Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary , Paizo Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60125-183-1, page 241
Enchant is a synonym of bewitch.
As verbs the difference between bewitch and enchant
is that bewitch is to cast a spell on someone or something while enchant is to attract and delight, to charm.bewitch
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*Derived terms
{{der3, bewitchedness , bewitcher , bewitchery , bewitchful , bewitching , bewitchingness , bewitchment}}enchant
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Alternative forms
* enchaunt (obsolete) * inchant (obsolete) * inchaunt (obsolete)Verb
(en verb)- New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.
- With the aid of his eponymous pipes, a satyr is capable of weaving a wide variety of melodic spells designed to enchant others and bring them in line with his capricious desires.
