Bewizard

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry. transitive

    "Samuel Peters not only forged a whole code of the most absurd "laws" that Christendom has ever seen, but he seemed to "bewizard" the whole subject, so that even sober historians, in exposing his forgeries, have found themselves guilty of gross violations of truth."

Example

More examples

"Samuel Peters not only forged a whole code of the most absurd "laws" that Christendom has ever seen, but he seemed to "bewizard" the whole subject, so that even sober historians, in exposing his forgeries, have found themselves guilty of gross violations of truth."

Etymology

From be- + wizard. Compare bewitch.

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