ensorcel

Definitions

Alternative spelling of ensorcell.

US, alt-of, alternative

Examples

“[H]e called into presence the kazees and the witnesses, and brought in the three Qurundeels, and brought in the first damsel, and her own⟳ sister who had been ensorceled, and he married the three to the three Qurundeels, who had informed him that they were kings, […]”

“Suroho defended his village by ensorceling enemies who tried to encroach on village land⟳. […] Suroho was accused of ensorceling fellow villagers, and this made him so unpopular that his sons had to find⟳ wives in other villages.”

“The woman was obviously a witch. An evil, ungodly creature who would tolerate popery. A foul creature who had lured her husband into his besotted state with her beauty, and probably ensorceled other men as well.”

“A 52-year-old widower, Mr. A, was referred for a psychiatric evaluation to help⟳ in the determination of whether he was competent to stand⟳ trial and whether he had mental illness which met criteria for the insanity defense. […] [H]e also believed that she was in a conspiracy with his unnamed enemies to ensorcel him.”

“This gentle poem is a model⟳ of reader-response theory: the song moulders in the book until the reader, the One Right Reader, ensorcels it, ensouls it.”

“As they walk⟳ on, a world of glass and steel / ensorcels and surrounds them / so even as they move⟳, they never find⟳ an exit.”

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