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spell-bind, v.|ˈspɛlbaɪnd| [f. spell n.1 3, after spell-bound a.] trans. To bind by, or as by, a spell; to fascinate, enchant.
1808Southey Chron. Cid 380 Hermogenes spell-bound him so that he could not move. 1861J. Pycroft Agony Point (1862) 109 The eye of the experienced physician spell⁓binds the lunatic. 1877C. Geikie Christ xlix. (1879) 590 The power and majesty of His discourse had spell-bound many others. |