spellbind

Verb

Synonyms: fascinate transfix grip magnetize mesmerize mesmerise magnetise bewitch entrance

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe“The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”Synonyms: fascinate transfix grip
attract strongly, as if with a magnet“She magnetized the audience with her tricks”Synonyms: magnetize mesmerize mesmerise magnetise bewitch
put into a tranceSynonyms: entrance

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Spellbind \Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spellbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Spellbinding.] 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. -- Spell"bind`er, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]