Associations to the word «Spellbind»
Noun
Adverb
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Wiktionary
SPELLBIND, verb. To attract one's attention as if by a magic spell.
Dictionary definition
SPELLBIND, verb. To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra".
SPELLBIND, verb. Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks".
SPELLBIND, verb. Put into a trance.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.