Word of the Day 09/14/23 Ensorcell
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Ensorcell (verb)
ensorcell or en·sor·cel [ en-sawr-suhl ]
verb (used with object)
1. to bewitch: The beauty of the moon ensorcelled them.
OTHER WORDS FROM ENSORCELL
en·sor·cell·ment, noun
WORDS RELATED TO ENSORCELL
charm, decoy, conjure, enchant, ensorcel, mesmerize, spellbind
See synonyms for: ensorcell / ensorcelled on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1535–45; < Middle French ensorceler to bewitch, dissimilated variant of ensorcerer.See en-, sorcerer
HOW TO USE ENSORCELL IN A SENTENCE
Mrs. Phox ensorcelled George with her beautiful, silly phace, shadowed with vermeil tinct and trimly pencilled.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOLUME 107, OCTOBER 27TH, 1894 | VARIOUS
Then she said, 'O my betrothed, know me a sorceress ensorcelled; not that I seem, but that I shall be!
THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT, COMPLETE | GEORGE MEREDITH
He took most of his beautiful words from our old writers, and a few like ensorcelled 475 from previous translators.
THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON | THOMAS WRIGHT
Under it, like hills ensorcelled, the rocky walls about it seemed to flatten.
THE METAL MONSTER | A. MERRITT
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
ensorcell or en·sor·cel [ en-sawr-suhl ]
verb (used with object)
1. to bewitch: The beauty of the moon ensorcelled them.
OTHER WORDS FROM ENSORCELL
en·sor·cell·ment, noun
WORDS RELATED TO ENSORCELL
charm, decoy, conjure, enchant, ensorcel, mesmerize, spellbind
See synonyms for: ensorcell / ensorcelled on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1535–45; < Middle French ensorceler to bewitch, dissimilated variant of ensorcerer.See en-, sorcerer
HOW TO USE ENSORCELL IN A SENTENCE
Mrs. Phox ensorcelled George with her beautiful, silly phace, shadowed with vermeil tinct and trimly pencilled.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOLUME 107, OCTOBER 27TH, 1894 | VARIOUS
Then she said, 'O my betrothed, know me a sorceress ensorcelled; not that I seem, but that I shall be!
THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT, COMPLETE | GEORGE MEREDITH
He took most of his beautiful words from our old writers, and a few like ensorcelled 475 from previous translators.
THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON | THOMAS WRIGHT
Under it, like hills ensorcelled, the rocky walls about it seemed to flatten.
THE METAL MONSTER | A. MERRITT
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.