<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: His natural vivacity fascinates and dominates his audience, leading them wherever he will.</li><li>Synonyms: delight, charm, spellbind, enchant, bewitch</li><li>to arouse the interest or curiosity of: As I learned about ancient Egyptian religion, I found elements that fascinated me.</li><li>to transfix or deprive of the power of resistance, as through terror: The sight of the snake fascinated the rabbit.</li><li>Obsolete: to bewitch.</li><li>Obsolete: to cast under a spell by a look.</li></ul>