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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: bewitch, entrance, fascinate, grip, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, transfix
See Also: charm, hypnotise, hypnotize, influence, interest, mesmerise, mesmerize, tempt
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