First Known Use: 1808
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spellbind
transitive verb spell·bind \ˈspel-ˌbīnd\
spell·bound\-ˌbau̇nd\spell·bind·ing
Definition of SPELLBIND
: to bind or hold by or as if by a spell
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Origin of SPELLBIND
back-formation from spellbound
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