Another word for spellbind

To act upon with or as if with magic

• witch

  1. A person, especially a woman, claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers and practice sorcery.
  2. A believer or follower of Wicca; a Wiccan.
  3. An old woman considered to be ugly or frightening.

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  1. A person, especially a woman, claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers and practice sorcery.
  2. A believer or follower of Wicca; a Wiccan.
  3. An old woman considered to be ugly or frightening.

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• voodoo

  1. A religion of West African origin practiced chiefly in Haiti and other Caribbean countries, based on animism, magic, and elements of Roman Catholic ritual, and characterized by belief in a supreme God and a large pantheon of local and tutelary deities, deified ancestors, and saints, who communicate with believers in dreams, trances, and ritual possessions.
  2. A practitioner, priest, or priestess of voodoo.
  3. Deceptive or delusive nonsense.

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  1. A religion of West African origin practiced chiefly in Haiti and other Caribbean countries, based on animism, magic, and elements of Roman Catholic ritual, and characterized by belief in a supreme God and a large pantheon of local and tutelary deities, deified ancestors, and saints, who communicate with believers in dreams, trances, and ritual possessions.
  2. A practitioner, priest, or priestess of voodoo.
  3. Deceptive or delusive nonsense.

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• spell

  1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word).
  2. To constitute the letters of (a word):
  3. To add up to; signify:

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  1. To name or write in order the letters constituting (a word).
  2. To constitute the letters of (a word):
  3. To add up to; signify:

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• entrance

  1. The act or an instance of entering.
  2. A means or point by which to enter.
  3. Permission or power to enter; admission:

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  1. The act or an instance of entering.
  2. A means or point by which to enter.
  3. Permission or power to enter; admission:

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• enthrall

  1. To hold spellbound; captivate:
  2. To enslave.

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  1. To hold spellbound; captivate:
  2. To enslave.

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• enchant

  1. To cast a spell over; bewitch.
  2. To attract and delight; entrance.

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  1. To cast a spell over; bewitch.
  2. To attract and delight; entrance.

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• charm

  1. The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; appeal:
  2. A quality that pleases or attracts; a delightful characteristic:
  3. A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.

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  1. The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; appeal:
  2. A quality that pleases or attracts; a delightful characteristic:
  3. A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.

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• bewitch

  1. To place under one's power by magic; cast a spell over.
  2. To captivate completely; fascinate.

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  1. To place under one's power by magic; cast a spell over.
  2. To captivate completely; fascinate.

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To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of

• grab

  1. To take or grasp suddenly:
  2. To capture or restrain; arrest.
  3. To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly:

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  1. To take or grasp suddenly:
  2. To capture or restrain; arrest.
  3. To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly:

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• transfix

  1. To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe:
  2. To pierce or impale with a pointed weapon or object.

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  1. To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe:
  2. To pierce or impale with a pointed weapon or object.

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• rivet

  1. A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head.
  2. To fasten or secure, especially with a rivet or rivets.
  3. To hammer and bend or flatten the headless end of (a nail or bolt) so as to fasten something.

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  1. A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head.
  2. To fasten or secure, especially with a rivet or rivets.
  3. To hammer and bend or flatten the headless end of (a nail or bolt) so as to fasten something.

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• mesmerize

  1. To spellbind; enthrall:
  2. To hypnotize.

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  1. To spellbind; enthrall:
  2. To hypnotize.

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• hold

  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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• grip

  1. A tight hold; a firm grasp:
  2. The pressure or strength of such a grasp:
  3. A manner of grasping and holding:

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  1. A tight hold; a firm grasp:
  2. The pressure or strength of such a grasp:
  3. A manner of grasping and holding:

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• fascinate

  1. To capture and hold the interest and attention of.
  2. To deprive of the ability to escape or move, usually by the power of a look. Used of serpents.
  3. To bewitch.

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  1. To capture and hold the interest and attention of.
  2. To deprive of the ability to escape or move, usually by the power of a look. Used of serpents.
  3. To bewitch.

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• enthrall

  1. To hold spellbound; captivate:
  2. To enslave.

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  1. To hold spellbound; captivate:
  2. To enslave.

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• catch up

  1. An approach or strategy intended to overcome a disadvantage or lead:
  2. An increase intended to bring an amount or rate up to a standard:

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  1. An approach or strategy intended to overcome a disadvantage or lead:
  2. An increase intended to bring an amount or rate up to a standard:

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• arrest

  1. To stop; check:
  2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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  1. To stop; check:
  2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
  3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

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