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spell·bind (spel′bīnd′)

transitive verb spellbound -·bound′, spellbinding -·bind′·ing

to hold by or as by a spell; fascinate; enchant

Etymology: back-form. < spellbound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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