Verb
- 1. fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind, interest
- usage: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
- 2. magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind, charm, influence, tempt
- usage: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
- 3. entrance, spellbind, hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise
- usage: put into a trance
Adjective
- 1. fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed, enchanted (vs. disenchanted)
- usage: having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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