ensorceler

/ɑ̃sɔʁsəle/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
ensorcelle
past
a ensorcelé
perfect
ensorcelé

Meaning

  1. to enchant, bewitch

    • La fée a ensorcelé la forêt.

      The fairy enchanted the forest.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

envoûter

Close, near-identical synonyms for "to enchant/bewitch, to bewitch."

Similar in other languages

German

behexen

behexen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bewitch."

German

verzücken

Close — to enrapture/enthrall relates to bewitching.

Portuguese

enamorar

Close, figuratively — to enchant, bewitch relates to enamouring.

Practice

1 What does ensorceler mean?

2 Fill the gap: La fée a ___ la forêt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ensorceler?

verb

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