to becharm
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9.9
- verb
- /bɪˈtʃɑrm/
- Archaic
- The wicked sorceress tried to becharm the villagers into obeying her every word.
Examples
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The magician's tricks becharm the audience every time.
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Legends tell of a flute so powerful it could becharm even the fiercest of beasts.
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He believed the old witch had becharmed his mind with her strange incantations.
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She was becharmed by his smooth words.
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The magician's performance was so impressive that it becharmed everyone in the audience.
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With her beautiful singing voice, she could becharm anyone who listened.
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The artist's captivating paintings seemed to becharm all who entered the gallery.
Synonyms
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3.0
To attract and hold someone's interest or affection
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2.2
To please people by being friendly and attractive
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3.4
To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
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4.5
Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted
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4.2
To attract and hold someone's full attention
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4.8
To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
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7.2
To attract and charm someone as if by magic
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8.4
To attract and charm someone while tricking them
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6.4
To hold someone's full attention as if by magic
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6.3
To fill someone with wonder and delight
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6.5
To attract someone by using charm
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7.2
Hold someone's attention completely and make them feel very interested
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7.0
To hold people completely interested as if by magic
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7.0
To make someone feel love and admiration for a person or thing
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9.9
To put a magic spell on someone to make them do what you want
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9.9
Use magic to make someone or something do what you want
Antonyms
How Charming
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.