spellbind

spell·bind

verb \ˈspel-ˌbīnd\

spell·bound\-ˌbau̇nd\spell·bind·ing

Definition of SPELLBIND

transitive verb

: to bind or hold by or as if by a spell

Examples of SPELLBIND

1. <the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children>

Origin of SPELLBIND

back-formation from spellbound

First Known Use: 1808

Related to SPELLBIND

Synonyms: arrest, bedazzle, catch up, enchant, fascinate, grip, hypnotize, mesmerize, enthrall

Related Words: enrapture, entrance, thrill; beguile, bewitch, charm; absorb, engage, engross, involve

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Rhymes with SPELLBIND

affined, behind, confined, fly blind, inclined, in-kind, mankind, month's mind, night-blind, purblind, refined, remind, rewind, sand-blind, snow-blind, stone-blind, streamlined, unbind, unkind, unwind