spellbind
pronunciation
How to pronounce spellbind in British English:
UK ['spelbaɪnd]
How to pronounce spellbind in American English:
US ['spelˌbaɪnd]
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- Verb:
- to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
- attract strongly, as if with a magnet
- put into a trance
Word Origin
- spellbind (v.)
- "to bind by or as if by spell," 1808, probably a back-formation from spellbound. Related: Spellbinding; spellbinder.