spellbind Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
   grip; fascinate; transfix.
   
   • The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
2. verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
   bewitch; mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; magnetise.
   
   • She magnetized the audience with her tricks
3. verb put into a trance
   entrance.
   

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