spellbind meaning

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spellbind (verb): to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe.

spellbind has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

spellbind as a verb

  1. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
    • The snake charmer fascinates the cobra

    Synonyms: fascinate, transfix, grip

    Type of: interest

    Related forms: spellbinder

  2. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
    • She magnetized the audience with her tricks

    Synonyms: magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch

    Type of: charm

    Related forms: spellbinder

  3. put into a trance

    Synonyms: entrance

    Type of: hypnotize

    Related forms: spellbinder

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in ND · 9-letter words

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