spellbind meaning and definition

SPELLBIND verb

Definition of spellbind (verb)

1. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
   • "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
   • synonyms: fascinate, grip, transfix
2. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
   • "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
   • synonyms: bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize
3. put into a trance
   • synonyms: entrance