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to becharm

to becharm

9.9
To use magic or nice words to make someone like and obey you
  • verb
  • /bɪˈtʃɑrm/
  • Archaic
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  • The wicked sorceress tried to becharm the villagers into obeying her every word.

Examples

  • The magician's tricks becharm the audience every time.

  • Legends tell of a flute so powerful it could becharm even the fiercest of beasts.

  • He believed the old witch had becharmed his mind with her strange incantations.

  • She was becharmed by his smooth words.

  • The magician's performance was so impressive that it becharmed everyone in the audience.

  • With her beautiful singing voice, she could becharm anyone who listened.

  • The artist's captivating paintings seemed to becharm all who entered the gallery.

Synonyms

to fascinate
vsto becharm
238 3.4

To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention

can also imply a magical or charming delight beyond interest
to charm
vsto becharm
71 2.2

To please people by being friendly and attractive

adds that the same pleasantness can sometimes feel like true magic
to mesmerize
vsto becharm
  • US
39 6.4

To hold someone's full attention as if by magic

also covers milder charm or literal magical influence
to capture
vsto becharm
37 3.0

To attract and hold someone's interest or affection

emphasizes that attraction can be magical or just charming
to bewitch
vsto becharm
23 7.2

To attract and charm someone as if by magic

is broader, allowing either literal magic or ordinary pleasing charm
to captivate
vsto becharm
19 4.2

To attract and hold someone's full attention

is broader, adding delight by magic or simple charm
to enchant
vsto becharm
17 4.8

To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic

focuses more generally on either magic or ordinary charm
to entrance
vsto becharm
  • Literature
13 6.3

To fill someone with wonder and delight

adds that such wonder may come from magic or simple charm
to allure
vsto becharm
6 6.5

To attract someone by using charm

is broader, including both tempting appeal and magical enchantment
to beguile
vsto becharm
4 8.4

To attract and charm someone while tricking them

is similar in attraction but without implying trickery or deceit
to spellbind
vsto becharm
1 7.0

To hold people completely interested as if by magic

can mean the same strong hold or a gentler pleasing effect
to enamor
vsto becharm
  • US
1 7.0

To make someone feel love and admiration for a person or thing

is more general, covering admiration by charm or by magical means
to enthral
vsto becharm
  • US
7.2

Hold someone's attention completely and make them feel very interested

is similar but also allows milder, pleasant attraction
to sweep off someone's feet
vsto becharm
  • Informal
4.5

Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted

includes that strong impression but also weaker, simple charm effects
to bespell
vsto becharm
  • Archaic
9.9

Use magic to make someone or something do what you want

covers both literal magic and nonmagical pleasing attraction
to ensorcel
vsto becharm
  • Archaic
9.9

To put a magic spell on someone to make them do what you want

is more general, also including plain charm without supernatural force

Antonyms

to disenchant
  • Jargon
8.2

Remove magic from an object

How Charming

to bewitch
23 7.2
to enchant
17 4.8
to becharm
  • Archaic
9.9
to captivate
19 4.2
to charm
71 2.2

Surface Forms

becharm infinitive
becharmed past
becharmed past participle
becharming present participle
becharms third person singular

Morphology

becharm = charm (transparent) = be + charm

Meaning is a straightforward causative/intensive formation 'be-' + 'charm', so the verb 'becharm' clearly means to cause to charm or to enchant.

Etymology

Becharm combines the small start be-, which means 'to make', with charm, which means 'a magic spell' or 'a power that attracts'. So to becharm someone is to 'make' them feel that charm — to enchant or strongly captivate them.