spellbind

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verb

To place under the influence of a magical spell; to enchant or bewitch with a spell.

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Meanings

verbspellbind (third-person singular simple present spellbinds, present participle spellbinding, simple past and past participle spellbound)

present singular third person spellbinds · participle present spellbinding · participle past spellbound · past spellbound

  1. transitiveTo place under the influence of a magical spell; to enchant or bewitch with a spell.

    Synonyms: bespell, ensorcell, enspell, bechat, becry, beglammer, bespell, bewitch

  2. transitiveTo captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance.

    Synonyms: captivate, enthrall, sirenize, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo place under the influence of a magical spell; to enchant or bewitch with a spell.

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bespellensorcellenspellbechatbecrybeglammerbespellbewitchconjureenchantenglamourensorcellenspellforspeakglamourhexjinxmaleficiatemojospell

verbTo captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance.

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captivateenthrallsirenizeallurearrestattractbecharmbeguilebewitchbeckoncaptivatecharmcourtdelightdraweffascinateenchantengageenthrallentrance

More synonyms by meaning

verbto render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

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fascinatetransfixgrip
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interest

verbattract strongly, as if with a magnet

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magnetizemesmerizemesmerisemagnetisebewitch
Broader
charminfluencetempt

verbput into a trance

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entrance
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hypnotizehypnotisemesmerize
Also see
bechatbewitchenchantensorcellenspellentrancefascinateforspeakgriphexmagnetisemagnetizemesmerizespellspellcasttransfix

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From spell + bind.

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Cite this entry
APA

spellbind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spellbind

MLA

“spellbind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spellbind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spellbind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spellbind.

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