Meaning of SPELLBIND
| Pronunciation: | | 'spel`bInd
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | bewitch, entrance, fascinate, grip, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, transfix |
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| | See Also: | | charm, hypnotise, hypnotize, influence, interest, mesmerise, mesmerize, tempt | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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