Word of the Day for Thursday July 29, 2004
ensorcell or ensorcel \en-SOR-suhl\, transitive verb:
To enchant; to bewitch.
Had she tried to ensorcell him with a charm spell?
--Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb, [1]Finder's Bane
That was a very serious accusation to make, and Gruffydd
realized he'd gone too far; he had no proof whatsoever that
Joanna had ever used the Black Arts to ensorcell his
father.
--[2]Here be Dragons Sharon Kay Penman
I have been a journalist too long to be ensorcelled by
conspiracy theories.
--Nat Hentoff, [3]Speaking Freely
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Ensorcell comes from Middle French ensorceler, alteration of
Old French ensorcerer, from en-, intensive prefix + sorcier,
"sorcerer."
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ensorcell or ensorcel \en-SOR-suhl\, transitive verb:
To enchant; to bewitch.
Had she tried to ensorcell him with a charm spell?
--Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb, [1]Finder's Bane
That was a very serious accusation to make, and Gruffydd
realized he'd gone too far; he had no proof whatsoever that
Joanna had ever used the Black Arts to ensorcell his
father.
--[2]Here be Dragons Sharon Kay Penman
I have been a journalist too long to be ensorcelled by
conspiracy theories.
--Nat Hentoff, [3]Speaking Freely
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Ensorcell comes from Middle French ensorceler, alteration of
Old French ensorcerer, from en-, intensive prefix + sorcier,
"sorcerer."
www.dictionary.com
