· to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
Synonym(s): fascinate, transfix, grip
Hypernym(s): interest
· attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
Synonym(s): magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch
Hypernym(s): charm, influence, tempt
· put into a trance
Synonym(s): entrance
Hypernym(s): hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise