ensorcell | Word of the Day

Oct. 28, 2016

ensorcell \en-SAWR-suh l\ verb 1. to bewitch: The beauty of the moon ensorcelled them. Quotes But after puzzling over it, I finally decided that J.F.K. had the sort of magnetism that could ensorcell big crowds ... -- Maureen Dowd, "Grandmama Mia!" New York Times, April 11, 2015   You Might Like     Origin of ensorcell Ensorcell comes from the Old French verb ensorceler meaning "to bewitch" and is related to "sorcerer" and "sorcery." It entered English in the late 1500s.

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