spellbind (
http://definr.com/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,
mesmerise,
bewitch]
3: put into a trance [syn:
entrance]