Synonyms for Spellbind (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe):
fascinate, grip, transfix
WordNet sense 2 (attract strongly, as if with a magnet):
bewitch, magnetize, mesmerize, magnetise, mesmerise
WordNet sense 3 (put into a trance):
entrance, entrance
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