Definitions
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- transitive verb rare To free from a spell; to disenchant.
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- verb transitive To free from a
curse orenchantment .
Etymologies
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Examples
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From her she received a charm -- compounded of goose eggshells and vinegar -- which Cassie claimed to be what they used in Ireland to unbewitch changelings.
The Primrose Ring Ruth Sawyer 1925
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But now, I tell my torngak to enter into your heart, and unbewitch you.
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But though I diligently admonished her out of God's Word, she made no answer until at last I said, 'Wilt thou unbewitch thy goodman (for I saw from the window how that he was raving in the street like a madman), or wilt thou that I should inform the magistrate of thy deeds?'
Maria Schweidler die Bernsteinhexe. English Wilhelm Meinhold 1824
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But though I diligently admonished her out of God's Word, she made no answer, until at last I said, 'Wilt thou unbewitch thy goodman
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 Wilhelm Meinhold 1824
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Ordinary experience observed would unbewitch men as to these delusions.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. VI. 1634-1716 1823
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