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bezaubern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • captivate verb To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
  • charm noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
  • dazzle verb To temporarily blind or confuse someone's vision with an intense light.
  • fascinate verb To hold someone's intense interest or attraction.

Senses

bezaubern is used for these senses in English:

  • captivate (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
  • charm To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
  • charm (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
  • dazzle (transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
  • fascinate To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

captivate — full definition

  1. verb To make (a person, an animal, etc.) a captive; to take prisoner; to capture, to subdue.
  2. verb To capture or control (the mind, etc.); to subdue, to subjugate.
  3. verb To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.

charm — full definition

  1. noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
  2. noun An object or spoken words believed to bring good luck or magical protection.
  3. noun A small decorative trinket hung on a bracelet or necklace.
  4. verb To attract, delight, or persuade someone through pleasing qualities.
  5. verb To influence or protect someone or something through magic.

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