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Spellbound
\Spell"bound`\, a. Bound by, or as by, a
spell.
spellbound
adj : having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: fascinated,
hypnotized, mesmerized, transfixed]
Past tense of spellbind.
spellq·bound
Pronunciation Key (spe~l bound )
v. adj.
Entranced by or as if by a spell;
fascinated.
tr.v. spellq·bound,
(-bound)
spellq·bindq·ing,
spellq·binds
To hold under or as if under a spell;
enchant or fascinate.
[Back-formation from
spellbound.]
spellbindingq·ly
adv.
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 fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a
political campaign. -- Spell\"bind`er, n.
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