spellbind

verb

Etymology

From spell + bind.

  1. inherited from *bindaną
  2. inherited from *bindan
  3. inherited from bindan
  4. inherited from binden
  5. compounded as spellbind — “spell + bind

Definitions

  1. To place under the influence of a magical spell

    To place under the influence of a magical spell; to enchant or bewitch with a spell.

  2. To captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell

    To captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at spellbind. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at spellbind. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at spellbind

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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