spellbind

v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing

terror or awe: "The eye of the Ancient Mariner

fascinated the wedding guest." Burton; "The serpent

fascinates its prey,..by the power of his eyes." Todd &

Bowman [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {grip}]

2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the

audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize},

{bewitch}]

3: put into a trance [syn: {entrance}]