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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bewitching \Be*witch"ing\, a.
     Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting;
     captivating; charming. -- Be*witch"ing*ly, adv. --
     Be*witch"ing*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bewitch \Be*witch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewitched; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Bewitching.]
     1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to
        affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm
              Is like a blasted sapling withered up. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to
        take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bewitch \Be*witch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewitched; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Bewitching.]
     1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to
        affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
  
              See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is like a
              blasted sapling withered up.          --Shak.
  
     2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to
        take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
  
              The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bewitching \Be*witch"ing\, a.
     Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting;
     captivating; charming. -- Be*witch"ing*ly, adv. --
     Be*witch"ing*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bewitching
       adj : capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
             "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting
             music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of
             entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: captivating,
              enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bewitching
     Αγγλικά a.
     συναρπαστικός
     Αγγλικά n.
     το να μαγεύω, να συναρπάζεις

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bewitching
     a.
     enchanting.
     n.
     The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bewitching
     a.
     enchanting.
     n.
     The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bewitching
     a.
     enchanting.
     n.
     The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bewitching
     a.
     enchanting.
     n.
     The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bewitching
     Englanti a.
     lumoava, hurmaava
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b ewitch ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bewitching
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en bewitch ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb bewitch)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/
  ساحر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/ 
  okouzlující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/ 
  kouzelný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/
  bezaubernd, sinnbetörend 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/
  bezirzend, becircend
     Synonym: charming
  
   see: bewitch sb., charm sb., bewitched, charmed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/
  verhexend, behexend, bezaubernd
     Synonym: ensorcelling
  
   see: bewitch, ensorcell, bewitched, ensorcelled, bewitches, ensorcells, bewitched, ensorcelled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/
  verzaubernd
   see: bewitch, bewitched, bewitches, bewitched
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/
  mađijanje, očaravanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  bewitching /bɪwˈɪtʃɪŋ/
  1. elragadó
  2. elbájoló

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  bewitching //bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ// 
  妖
  enchanting

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewitching":
     Circean, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling,
     blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic,
     charming, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, delightful, enchanting,
     engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting,
     exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous,
     heart-robbing, hypnotic, illusionary, illusive, illusory,
     interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious,
     magnetic, mesmeric, mouth-watering, piquant, prepossessing,
     provocative, provoquant, ravishing, seducing, seductive, sensuous,
     siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing,
     teasing, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative,
     voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 迷人的,使人著迷的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 迷人的,使人着迷的

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