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spellbound |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spellbind Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spellbind Entailment of verb spellbind Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spellbind 3 senses of spellbind Sense 1 fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind => interest Sense 2 magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, bewitch, spellbind => charm, influence, tempt Sense 3 entrance, spellbind => hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise Familiarity of verb spellbind spellbind used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spellbind Sense 1 fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind => interest -------------- Sense 2 magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, bewitch, spellbind => charm, influence, tempt -------------- Sense 3 entrance, spellbind => hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise -------------- Overview of verb spellbind The verb spellbind has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind -- (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) 2. magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, bewitch, spellbind -- (attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks") 3. entrance, spellbind -- (put into a trance) Overview of adj spellbound The adj spellbound has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, transfixed -- (having your attention fixated as though by a spell) Antonyms of adj spellbound 1 sense of spellbound Sense 1 fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, transfixed INDIRECT (VIA enchanted) -> disenchanted Similarity of adj spellbound 1 sense of spellbound Sense 1 fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, transfixed => enchanted (vs. disenchanted) Attributes of adj spellbound Familiarity of adj spellbound spellbound used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj spellbound spellbound Overview of verb spellbind The verb spellbind has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind -- (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) 2. magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, bewitch, spellbind -- (attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks") 3. entrance, spellbind -- (put into a trance) Overview of adj spellbound The adj spellbound has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, transfixed -- (having your attention fixated as though by a spell)
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