[spel-bahynd] 
| to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate. |
| spell·bind (spěl'bīnd') tr.v. spell·bound (-bound'), spell·bind·ing, spell·binds To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate. [Back-formation from spellbound.] spell'bind'ing·ly adv. |
