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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overpower, defeat |
| Synonyms: | bear down, beat down, bring to heel, bring to knees, coerce, compel, conquer, crush, enslave, enthrall, force, hold sway, keep under thumb, kick around, overcome, overthrow, put down, quell, reduce, reel back in, rule, rule over, subdue, suppress, tame, triumph, vanquish |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate |
| Main Entry: | spellbind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enchant, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab*, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, put under a spell, send*, slay, spell*, sweep off feet, take*, tickle, tickle pink, transport, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, win over, witch, wow* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spellbind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grip |
| Synonyms: | arrest, catch up, compel, engross, enthrall, fascinate, hold, hypnotize, involve, mesmerize, rivet, transfix |
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