spellbind

(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe. Synonyms: fascinate, transfix, grip. Examples: "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra."

(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet. Synonyms: magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch. Examples: "She magnetized the audience with her tricks."

(verb) put into a trance. Synonyms: entrance.