Bind
Bind verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.
Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the post-series comics, we learn that during his time in London, Giles cast a spell to bind a demon, but it required him to lose the memory of one of the happiest days in his life.
Source: Laser-Guided Amnesia - Sorcerers use Blood Magic to call up powerful spirits called morndari and bind them to perform tasks; the Scirathi further amplify their powers with special golden masks, with the caveat that they'll lose control of any bound spirits if the mask comes off.
Source: Literature / The Last Rune
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