to spellbind
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- verb
- /ˈspɛlˌbaɪnd/
- The magician's performance was so captivating that it truly spellbind the entire audience.
- find him spellbinding
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Watch on YouTubeDialectical materialism, anti-Semitism, Nazism could spellbind and hypnotize mankind.
- Dialectical materialism, anti-Semitism, Nazism could spellbind and hypnotize mankind.
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For almost 40 years now, Jerry's spellbinding keynote talk, Beyond Survival, has inspired thousands worldwide with a life-changing message of hope, faith, courage, and honor.
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At least there is this book, which I found spellbinding, to say the least.
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That your performance in this movie is spellbinding.
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The story you wrote was spellbinding; I couldn't stop reading... even to answer my phone!
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I never thought I could care about African history, but she's spellbinding.
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Visiting natural forests, preserved wild jungles, historical sites and cities, deep ocean parks, savannas, and animal sanctuaries will certainly spellbind you.
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Naturally, in the finest tradition of spellbinding cliffhangers, Aaron escapes and is reunited with his mother.
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She intones the tale in the poetry of song, and the confluence of melody, meaning, and meter spellbinds me.
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Like his most recent work, those books spellbind readers in fast-paced adventures about resourceful male characters who must challenge the horrors of the Holocaust with wit and will.
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The documentary about the ancient ruins was spellbinding, leaving viewers in awe of its history.
Synonyms
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To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
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To hold someone's attention or emotions strongly
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To attract and hold someone's full attention
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To keep someone's attention
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To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
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To attract and keep people's interest
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To hold someone's full attention because something is very interesting or surprising
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To attract and charm someone as if by magic
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Grab and hold someone's attention suddenly and strongly
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To hold someone's full attention as if by magic
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To hold someone's full attention by being very interesting
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Cause someone to stand still because they feel amazed or scared
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To fill someone with wonder and delight
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To fill someone with great joy and amazement
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To cast a magic spell that makes someone see or feel things that are not real
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To attract people or their attention strongly
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To make someone feel very happy and amazed
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Hold someone's attention completely and make them feel very interested
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To use magic or nice words to make someone like and obey you
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Etymology
Spellbind combines spell ('magic word' or 'charm') and bind ('tie'), so it originally meant to 'tie with a spell'. So, to spellbind someone is to hold their attention as if by magic.