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spellbound

 
Adjective spellbound has 1 sense
  1. fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, transfixed - having your attention fixated as though by a spell
    Antonym: disenchanted (indirect, via enchanted)
Verb spellbind has 3 senses
  1. fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
    --1 is one way to interest
    Derived form: noun spellbinder1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
    --2 is one way to charm, influence, tempt
    Derived form: noun spellbinder1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  3. entrance, spellbind - put into a trance
    --3 is one way to hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise
    Derived form: noun spellbinder1
    Sample sentence:
    The performance is likely to spellbind Sue
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