[spel-bound] 
| bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience. |
[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. |
| spell·bound (spěl'bound') v. Past tense of spellbind. adj. Entranced by or as if by a spell; fascinated. |
