spellbind

spell·bind

S0623800 (spĕl′bīnd′)tr.v. spell·bound (-bound′), spell·bind·ing, spell·binds To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate.

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[Back-formation from spellbound.]

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spell′bind′ing·ly adv.

spellbind

(ˈspɛlˌbaɪnd) vb, -binds, -binding or -bound (tr) to cause to be spellbound; entrance or enthral

spell•bind

(ˈspɛlˌbaɪnd)

v.t. -bound, -bind•ing. to hold by or as if by a spell; enchant. [1800–10] spell′bind`ing•ly, adv.

spellbind

Past participle: spellbound
Gerund: spellbinding

Imperative
spellbind
spellbind

Present
I spellbind
you spellbind
he/she/it spellbinds
we spellbind
you spellbind
they spellbind

Preterite
I spellbound
you spellbound
he/she/it spellbound
we spellbound
you spellbound
they spellbound

Present Continuous
I am spellbinding
you are spellbinding
he/she/it is spellbinding
we are spellbinding
you are spellbinding
they are spellbinding

Present Perfect
I have spellbound
you have spellbound
he/she/it has spellbound
we have spellbound
you have spellbound
they have spellbound

Past Continuous
I was spellbinding
you were spellbinding
he/she/it was spellbinding
we were spellbinding
you were spellbinding
they were spellbinding

Past Perfect
I had spellbound
you had spellbound
he/she/it had spellbound
we had spellbound
you had spellbound
they had spellbound

Future
I will spellbind
you will spellbind
he/she/it will spellbind
we will spellbind
you will spellbind
they will spellbind

Future Perfect
I will have spellbound
you will have spellbound
he/she/it will have spellbound
we will have spellbound
you will have spellbound
they will have spellbound

Future Continuous
I will be spellbinding
you will be spellbinding
he/she/it will be spellbinding
we will be spellbinding
you will be spellbinding
they will be spellbinding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spellbinding
you have been spellbinding
he/she/it has been spellbinding
we have been spellbinding
you have been spellbinding
they have been spellbinding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spellbinding
you will have been spellbinding
he/she/it will have been spellbinding
we will have been spellbinding
you will have been spellbinding
they will have been spellbinding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spellbinding
you had been spellbinding
he/she/it had been spellbinding
we had been spellbinding
you had been spellbinding
they had been spellbinding

Conditional
I would spellbind
you would spellbind
he/she/it would spellbind
we would spellbind
you would spellbind
they would spellbind

Past Conditional
I would have spellbound
you would have spellbound
he/she/it would have spellbound
we would have spellbound
you would have spellbound
they would have spellbound

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	spellbind - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"transfix, fascinate, gripinterest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
	2.	spellbind - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"magnetise, mesmerise, mesmerize, magnetize, bewitchinfluence, tempt, charm - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
	3.	spellbind - put into a tranceentrancehypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize - induce hypnosis in

spellbind

verb1. To act upon with or as if with magic:bewitch, charm, enchant, enthrall, entrance, spell, voodoo, witch.2. To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of:arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, mesmerize, rivet, transfix.Slang: grab.