Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SPELLBIND
entrance, spellbind
(verb) put into a trance
magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind
(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet; “She magnetized the audience with her tricks”
fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind
(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
spellbind (third-person singular simple present spellbinds, present participle spellbinding, simple past and past participle spellbound)
(transitive) To captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance.
Source: Wiktionary
Spell"bind`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spellbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Spellbinding.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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