spellbind
     v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing
          terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
          [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {grip}]
     2: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the
        audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize},
        {mesmerise}, {magnetise}, {bewitch}]
     3: put into a trance [syn: {entrance}]
     [also: {spellbound}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0