transitive verb
-·bound·, -·bind·ing to hold by or as by a spell; fascinate; enchant
Origin of spellbind
back-formation from spellboundspellbind
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spellbind
transitive verb
spell·bound, spell·bind·ing, spell·bindsTo hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate.
Origin of spellbind
Back-formation from spellboundRelated Forms:
- spell′bind′ing·ly
adverb
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present spellbinds, present participle spellbinding, simple past and past participle spellbound)
- To attract one's attention as if by a magic spell.
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