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spellbound

[spel-bound]

adjective

bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.

Origin:
1790–1800; spell² + -bound¹

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verb (used with object), spell·bound, spell·bind·ing.

to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.

Origin:
1800–10; spell² + bind, deduced from spellbound

Related forms

spell·bind·ing·ly, adverb

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spellbound (ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd)

—*adj*
	having one's attention held as though one is bound by a spell: a spellbound audience

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