envoûter

/ɑ̃vute/

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
envoûte
past
a envoûté
perfect
envoûté

Meaning

  1. to bewitch

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

ensorceler

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

Similar in other languages

Spanish

embrujar

embrujar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bewitch."

Spanish

hechizar

hechizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bewitch."

Portuguese

enfeitiçar

enfeitiçar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bewitch."

Practice

1 What does envoûter mean?

2 Fill the gap: La sorcière a ___ le prince.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches envoûter?

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