becharm

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becharm

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)m

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From Middle English becharmen, bicharmen, equivalent to be- (“on, upon”) + charm.

verb becharms · becharming · becharmed

archaic, transitive To charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell. 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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@misc{becharm_2026,
  title = {becharm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/becharm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}