Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To bewitch; use sorcery upon.
Wiktionary
- v. Alternative form of ensorcell.
Examples
“If I wanted to 'ensorcel' your commanders, Sir Knight, I could do so from the comfort and safety of my home.”
““You will not ensorcel me, witch!” la Bête spat in her face, leaning close.”
“In the heat of his anger he raised his staff as if to club her down rather than ensorcel her.”
“For myself, I wasn't allowed to buy that book, in part because it cost, I believe, the princely sum of $14.95, but also because of the scantily clad women who threatened to ensorcel my heart, if not other pieces of my anatomy.”
“She pulled it free of its sheath and then lifted her head to shriek her defiance at these creatures that strove to ensorcel her.”
“The old tile-roofed village in the old green countryside, the Hwang Ho mightily flowing, a bell at twilight, lifeways and a reverence for them that had changed their outward guise only a little as the millennia swept past; science and machines could ensorcel a girl, she could snatch at a scholarship and lose herself in the marvels of city and university and a certain young man, but always, always she would yearn back.”
“He wanted to soothe the count and his daughter, not ensorcel them!”
“It's also the only weapon we have that Illyana didn't ensorcel,”
“And, heavens, how she will charm us and ensorcel our eyes!”
“It hath reached me, O auspicious King, the director, the right-guiding, lord of the rede which is benefiting and of deeds fair-seeming and worthy celebrating, that Abu Niyyah having appointed the Sultan for Meeting-day, when he would ensorcel the Princess, waited till the morning dawned.”
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SoSheShall's list
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ktrey's wordlist
Words that I like.
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love
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words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
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blame's Words
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Impressive words to use in everyday speech
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