Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Spellbind
Spell′bind′, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spellbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Spellbinding.] To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. — Spell′bind′er (#), n.