1. To corrupt with regard to chastity; to make a whore of. J. Fletcher.
2. To pronounce or characterize as a whore. Shak.
Bewig
(Be*wig") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewigged ] To cover (the head) with a wig. Hawthorne.
Bewilder
(Be*wil"der) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewildered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewildering.] [Pref. be- +
wilder.] To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in
general, to perplex or confuse greatly.
Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search.
Addison.
Syn. — To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound; mystify; embarrass; lead astray.
Bewildered
(Be*wil"dered) a. Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.
Bewilderedness
(Be*wil"dered*ness) n. The state of being bewildered; bewilderment. [R.]
Bewildering
(Be*wil"der*ing) a. Causing bewilderment or great perplexity; as, bewildering difficulties. —
Be*wil"der*ing*ly, adv.
Bewilderment
(Be*wil"der*ment) n.
1. The state of being bewildered.
2. A bewildering tangle or confusion.
He . . . soon lost all traces of it amid bewilderment of tree trunks and underbrush.
Hawthorne.
Bewinter
(Be*win"ter) v. t. To make wintry. [Obs.]
Bewit
(Bew"it) n. [Cf. OF. buie bond, chain, fr. L. boja neck collar, fetter. Cf. Buoy.] A double slip of
leather by which bells are fastened to a hawk's legs.
Bewitch
(Be*witch") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewitched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewitching.]
1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm
Is like a blasted sapling withered up.
Shak.
2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
The charms of poetry our souls bewitch.
Dryden.
Syn. — To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.
Bewitchedness
(Be*witch"ed*ness) n. The state of being bewitched. Gauden.
Bewitcher
(Be*witch"er) n. One who bewitches.
Bewitchery
(Be*witch"er*y) n. The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm; fascination.
There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words.
South.
Bewitching
(Be*witch"ing), a. Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming. —
Be*witch"ing*ly, adv. — Be*witch"ing*ness, n.
Bewitchment
(Be*witch"ment) n.
