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Spellbind

Spellbind Meaning & Definition
Spellbind Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spellbind?

[v] put into a trance
[v] attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
[v] to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The eye of the Ancient Mariner fascinated the wedding guest." Burton; "The serpent fascinates its prey,..by the power of his eyes." Todd & Bowman

Synonyms | Synonyms for Spellbind: bewitch | entrance | fascinate | grip | magnetise | magnetize | mesmerise | mesmerize | transfix

Related Terms | Find terms related to Spellbind:

See Also | charm | hypnotise | hypnotize | influence | interest | mesmerise | mesmerize | tempt

Spellbind In Webster's Dictionary

\Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spellbound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spellbinding}.] To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. -- {Spell"bind`er}, n.

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