spellbind

verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about spellbind at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe.

   The snake charmer fascinates the cobra

2. Attract strongly, as if with a magnet.

   She magnetized the audience with her tricks

3. Put into a trance.