ensorcelled
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9.9
- adjective
- /ɪnˈsɔr.sɛld/
- Archaic
:
encantado
- Thus, for several years I myself was ensorcelled, having allowed Delwar's entextualization to bewitch me.
Examples
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"You are ensorcelled."
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm ensorcelled.
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"A ruler's son, ensorcelled and exiled—it sounds dangerous."
Fiction book (1993) -
He felt completely ensorcelled by the mysterious music that filled the room.
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The children believed their toy was ensorcelled after it moved on its own.
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In the fairy tale, the hero was ensorcelled by a sorceress until he completed her quest.
Synonyms
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5.6
Under a magic spell or having a very pleasant, magical feeling
20
4.2
Feeling very pleased and attracted by something, as if under a spell
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6.7
Very fascinated and unable to control your actions or feelings
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5.2
So interested that you cannot stop watching or listening
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6.9
Very interested and full of wonder, unable to look away
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7.4
Under a magical spell and very attracted to someone or something
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5.3
Your attention is fixed as if under a spell
Unable to look away because something is very interesting
How Enchanted
Surface Forms
Morphology
ensorcelled = ensorcel (transparent) = en + sorcel + ed
Formed from the verb 'ensorcel' with the regular adjectival/past-participle '-ed', so the sense 'enchanted' is directly predictable.
Etymology
Ensorcelled comes from the prefix en- 'in' plus the idea of a sorcerer, a person who uses magic, so it originally meant 'put into a sorcerer's power'. That's why to be ensorcelled today is to be enchanted or 'under a magic spell'.