fascinate: Meaning and Definition of

fas•ci•nate

1. to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
2. to arouse the interest or curiosity of; allure.
3. to transfix or deprive of the power of resistance, as through terror: The sight of the snake fascinated the rabbit.
4. to bewitch.
5. to cast under a spell by a look.

1. to capture the interest or hold the attention.