Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fascinated"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fascinate \Fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fascinated}, p.
pr. & vb. n.. {Fascinating}.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr.
?????????? to slander, bewitch.]
1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by
some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to
enchant.
It has been almost universally believed that . . .
serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which
they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith
(Cuvier).
2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm;
to captivate, as by physical or mental charms.
there be none of the passions that have been noted
to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon.
Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch;
attract.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fascinated
adj 1: having your attention fixated as though by a spell [syn: {hypnotized},
{hypnotised}, {mesmerized}, {mesmerised}, {spellbound},
{transfixed}]
2: intensely interested in or attracted by; "I'm very
interested in birds; in fact I'm fascinated by them"
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