Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spellbind"
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) 1.7 (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},
{mesmerise}, {bewitch}]
3: put into a trance [syn: {entrance}]
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