envoûter

Meaning

  1. to cast a spell, bewitch, charm, hex
  2. to fascinate, captivate, entrance

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃.vu.te/
Etymology

From en- + Old French volt (“face, visage”) (from vultus (“face”)) + -er. Some forms of folkish magic were practiced using wax (or other material) effigies of the face of the victim.

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