verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To place under the influence of a magical spell; to enchant or bewitch with a spell. transitive
2. 2
   put into a trance wordnet
3. 3
   To captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance. transitive
4. 4
   attract strongly, as if with a magnet wordnet
5. 5
   to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

entrancefascinateabsorbabsorb the attentionallurearrest

Etymology

From spell + bind.

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