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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Spellbind

· Spell·bind · IPA
01 v. t. To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign.
imp. & p. p. Spellbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Spellbinding
  1. 1.
    To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign.