"becharm" meaning in English

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          "text": "Ahab knew that the whale had sounded; but intending to be near him at the next rising, he held on his way a little sideways from the vessel; the becharmed crew maintaining the profoundest silence, as the head-bent waves hammered and hammered against the opposing bow.",
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        "To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell."
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        "(transitive, archaic) To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell."
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