Definitions
cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
Word origin
From Middle English wicchen, from Old English wiċċian, from Proto-Germanic *wikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *wik-néh₂-, derivation of *weyk-. In the senses arising in Middle English and later probably aphetic from bewitch.
Used in a sentence
“He cannot abide the old woman of Brentford; he swears she's a witch.”
“It was easy to understand that they were witches, who had turned themselves into ravens.”
“Recently in Sydney we met a male witch who claimed that witchcraft was his full-time occupation.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Spell caster”5 letters
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