Becharm

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell. archaic, transitive

    "Ahab knew that the whale had sounded; but intending to be near him at the next rising, he held on his way a little sideways from the vessel; the becharmed crew maintaining the profoundest silence, as the head-bent waves hammered and hammered against the opposing bow."

  2. 2
    attract; cause to be enamored wordnet
  3. 3
    control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English becharmen, bicharmen, equivalent to be- (“on, upon”) + charm.

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