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.