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spellbind |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spellbind \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spellbind v 1: 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 [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {grip}] 2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize}, {bewitch}] 3: put into a trance [syn: {entrance}]
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