envoûter

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See also: envouter

French

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Etymology

From en- + Old French volt (face, visage) (from vultus (face)) + -er. Some forms of folkish magic were practiced using wax (or other material) effigies of the face of the victim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.vu.te/
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  • Rhymes: -e

Verb

envoûter

  1. to cast a spell, bewitch, charm, hex
    Synonyms: ensorceler, marabouter, féticher
    • Ah çà, je suppose, dit Carhaix, qu’on n’envoûte plus les personnes avec des images de cire et des épingles, avec la « Manie » ou la « Dagyde », comme cela s’appelait, au bon vieux temps?
      "Ah so, I suppose," said Carhaix, "that people are no longer being bewitched with images of wax and pins, with "Manie" or "Dagyde", as it was called in those good old days?"
      (Huysmans, Là-bas, t. 2, 1891)
  2. to fascinate, captivate, entrance
    Synonyms: captiver, ensorceler, fasciner
    • L’espace est franchi qui sépare la fantaisie à laquelle on ne croit pas de la poésie qui envoûte.
      The space is so covered that separates fantasy, that we do not believe in poetry that captivates.
      (Brasillach, Corneille, 1938)

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