BECHARM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does becharm mean? 

• BECHARM (verb)
  The verb BECHARM has 2 senses:

1. control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

2. attract; cause to be enamored

  Familiarity information: BECHARM used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BECHARM (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

becharm; charm

Hypernyms (to "becharm" is one way to...):

command; control (exercise authoritative control or power over)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "becharm"):

bewitch; enchant; glamour; hex; jinx; witch (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Attract; cause to be enamored

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

becharm; beguile; bewitch; captivate; capture; catch; charm; enamor; enamour; enchant; entrance; fascinate; trance

Context example:

She captured all the men's hearts

Hypernyms (to "becharm" is one way to...):

appeal; attract (be attractive to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "becharm"):

hold (hold the attention of)

work (gratify and charm, usually in order to influence)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to becharm Sue