Verb: spellbind (spellbound) 'spel,bInd
- Maintain the complete attention of (someone), e.g. because they are fascinated
"The storyteller spellbound the children with tales of adventure";
- magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise [Brit], magnetise [Brit], bewitch, hypnotize, hypnotise [Brit]
- To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
"The snake charmer spellbinds the cobra";
- fascinate, transfix, grip
- Put into a trance
"The magician's performance spellbound the entire audience";
- entrance
Derived forms: spellbound, spellbinds, spellbinding
Type of: charm, hypnotise [Brit], hypnotize, influence, interest, mesmerise [Brit], mesmerize, tempt