This is a definition of the word "witchery" from the Oxford Languages dictionary.
witchery
compelling power exercised by beauty, eloquence, or other attractive or fascinating qualities
exercise
a. To make active use of; employ, apply, or exert: *exercise restraint; exercise control. *(source: American Heritage® Dictionary)
I knew this definition for exercise but I didn't know beauty could exercise power because beauty is an abstract concept and not a person and I thought this definition only extended to people. Was I wrong?