English verb: spellbind | |||
1. | spellbind (emotion) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | ||
Samples | The snake charmer fascinates the cobra. | ||
Synonyms | fascinate, grip, transfix | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interest | ||
2. | spellbind (communication) attract strongly, as if with a magnet | ||
Samples | She magnetized the audience with her tricks. | ||
Synonyms | bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | charm, influence, tempt | ||
3. | spellbind (body) put into a trance | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to spellbind Sue | ||
Synonyms | entrance | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize | ||