verb
- Cause to be interested or curious.
- To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe.
- usage: "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
- Attract; cause to be enamored.
- usage: "She captured all the men's hearts"
adjective
- Having your attention fixated as though by a spell.
- synonyms: hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed
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