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Word Meanings - DISENCHARM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant. Jer. Taylor.

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  • SPELLBIND
    To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell"bind`er , n.
  • SPELLFUL
    Abounding in spells, or charms. Here, while his eyes the learned leaves peruse, Each spellful mystery explained he views. Hoole.
  • CHARMLESS
    Destitute of charms. Swift.
  • CHARMER
    1. One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the power of enchantment; a magician. Deut. xviii. 11. 2. One who delights and attracts the affections.
  • SPELLER
    1. One who spells. 2. A spelling book.
  • TAYLOR-WHITE PROCESS
    A process (invented about 1899 by Frederick W. Taylor and Maunsel B. White) for giving toughness to self-hardening steels. The steel is heated almost to fusion, cooled to a temperature of from 700º to 850º C. in molten lead, further cooled in
  • INFLUENCE
    Induction. Syn. -- Control; persuasion; ascendency; sway; power; authority; supremacy; mastery; management; restraint; character; reputation; prestige. (more info) 1. A flowing in or upon; influx. God hath his influence into the very essence of
  • DISENCHANT
    To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of charms or spells; to free from fascination or delusion. Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two Ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove. Dryden.
  • SPELLBOUND
    Bound by, or as by, a spell.
  • SPELLWORK
    Power or effect of magic; that which is wrought by magic; enchantment. Like those Peri isles of light That hang by spellwork in the air. Moore.
  • SPELLING
    The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.
  • DISENCHANTER
    One who, or that which, disenchants.
  • SPELLKEN
    A theater. Byron.
  • DISENCHANTMENT
    The act of disenchanting, or state of being disenchanted. Shelton.
  • INFLUENCER
    One who, or that which, influences.
  • CHARMFUL
    Abounding with charms. "His charmful lyre." Cowley.
  • CHARMERESS
    An enchantress. Chaucer.
  • SPELL
    A spelk, or splinter. Holland. (more info) akin to D. speld a pin, OD. spelle, G. spalten to split, OHG. spaltan, MHG. spelte a splinter, Icel. spjald a square tablet, Goth. spilda a writing tablet. Cf. Spillsplinter, roll of paper, Spell to
  • SPELLABLE
    Capable of being spelt. Carlyle.
  • CHARMING
    Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive. How charming is divine philosophy. Milton. Syn. - Enchanting; bewitching; captivating; enrapturing; alluring; fascinating; delightful; pleasurable; graceful; lovely;
  • RESPELL
    To spell again.
  • BECHARM
    To charm; to captivate.
  • COUNTERCHARM
    To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
  • UNCHARM
    To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power; to disenchant. Beau. & Fl.
  • MISSPELL
    To spell incorrectly.

 

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