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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnwitch
/ʌnˈwɪtʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To free or deliver from witchcraft or a spell; to break a charm cast upon someone.
"The village healer attempted to unwitch the bewitched cattle." - 2
To disenchant or disillusion someone from a powerful fascination or delusion.
"Time and harsh reality eventually helped to unwitch him from his foolish ambitions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix un- (expressing reversal or removal) combined with the noun/verb witch, originating from Old English wīcca. The term emerged in the early Modern English period to denote the act of freeing someone from a spell or witchcraft.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unwitch" is said worldwide
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désenvoûter
Transliteration: dezenvouter
"Le sorcier a réussi à désenvoûter le jeune prince."
entzaubern
Transliteration: entsaubern
"Sie versuchte, das verzauberte Dorf zu entzaubern."
dissucchiare
Transliteration: dissucchiare
"Il mago cercò di liberare la ragazza dal sortilegio."
deshechizar
Transliteration: deshechizar
"El sabio anciano logró deshechizar al caballero."
desfeitiçar
Transliteration: desfeitissar
"Ela tentou desfeitiçar o reino com uma poção antiga."
जादू उतारना
Transliteration: jaadu utaarna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"ओझा ने राजकुमार पर से जादू उतार दिया।"
解除魔法
Transliteration: jiěchú mófǎ
Script: 中文汉字
"巫师试图解除公主身上的魔法。"
마법을 풀다
Transliteration: mabeobeul pulda
Script: 한국어 한글
"마법사는 왕자에게 걸린 마법을 풀었다."
魔法を解く
Transliteration: mahou o toku
Script: 日本語
"魔女は呪いを解くために薬草を集めた。"
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