"bewizard" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bewizards [present, singular, third-person], bewizarding [participle, present], bewizarded [participle, past], bewizarded [past]
Etymology: From be- + wizard. Compare bewitch. Etymology templates: {{af|en|be-|wizard}} be- + wizard Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewizard (third-person singular simple present bewizards, present participle bewizarding, simple past and past participle bewizarded)
  1. (transitive) To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bewizard-en-verb-XeQxY2A0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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