'Spellbind' definitions:
Definition of 'spellbind'
From: WordNet
verb
To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind]
verb
Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind]
verb
Put into a trance [syn: entrance, spellbind]
Definition of 'Spellbind'
From: GCIDE
- 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 entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. -- {Spell"bind`er}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'spellbind'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorb,
- absorb the attention,
- arrest,
- becharm,
- beguile,
- bewitch,
- captivate,
- carry away,
- cast a spell,
- catch,
- catch up,
- charm,
- enchant,
- engage,
- engage the attention,
- engage the mind,
- engage the thoughts,
- engross,
- engross the mind,
- engross the thoughts,
- enrapture,
- enravish,
- enthrall,
- entrance,
- exercise,
- fascinate,
- grab,
- grip,
- hold,
- hold spellbound,
- hold the interest,
- hypnotize,
- immerse,
- infatuate,
- intrigue,
- involve,
- involve the interest,
- mesmerize,
- monopolize,
- obsess,
- occupy,
- occupy the attention,
- preoccupy,
- shine,
- spell,
- take up,
- trance,
- transport,
- vamp,
- witch