[fas.ci.nate] vb fas.ci.nat.ed ; fas.ci.nat.ing [L fascinatus, pp. of fascinare, fr. fascinum evil spell] vt (1598) 1 obs: bewitch
2. a: to transfix and hold spellbound by an irresistible power "believed that the serpent could ~ its prey" b: to command the interest of: allure "was fascinated by carnivals" ~ vi: to be irresistibly attractive "the novel's flamboyant cover ~s" syn see attract