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  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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