Definitions For Ensorcell
Verb
{{en-verb}} {{term-label, en, British spelling}} (transitive) To bewitch or enchant. (transitive, figuratively) To captivate, entrance#verb, entrance, fascinate.Alternative forms
ensorcel {{qualifier, chiefly American spelling}}Derived terms
ensorcelled, pos=adjective ensorcelling, pos=adjective ensorcellmentRelated terms
{{rootsee, en, ser}}Translations
{{trans-top-also, to bewitch or enchant, bewitch, enchant}} Bulgarian: омагьосвам Esperanto: sorĉi Finnish: lumota, noitua, taikoa French: ensorceler German: hexen, zaubern Greek: μαγεύω Hungarian: megbabonáz Ido: socar Malagasy: mamosavy Middle English: wicchen Polish: oczarować, zaczarować, zaklinać to captivate, entrance, fascinate, captivate, fascinateEtymology
{{PIE root, en, ser}} From {{der, en, fro, ensorceler, , to cast a spell, enchant; to captivate}}, a variant of ensorcerer, from en-, pos=prefix meaning ‘caused’ + sorcier, , sorcerer{{R:OED Online, pos=v, id=62709, date=1891, nodot=yes}}; {{R:Lexico}} (ultimately from {{der, en, la, sors, , fate, lot; oracular response}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *ser-, , to bind}}).Is Ensorcell a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15
The word Ensorcell is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Ensorcell in a Sentence
- A dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard