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spell⋅bound

[spel-bound]
–adjective
bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.

Origin:
1790–1800; spell 2 + -bound 1

spell⋅bind

[spel-bahynd]
–verb (used with object), -bound, -bind⋅ing.
to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.

Origin:
1800–10; spell 2 + bind, deduced from spellbound


spell⋅bind⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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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.
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