To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone. / To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind. / To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fascinate

extremely interested

simple past tense and past participle of fascinate

present participle of fascine

(matrixial theory) A transformational and creative gaze, contrasted with the Lacanian "fascinum".

(transitive, originally military, chiefly New Zealand) To use fascines to build or reinforce (something), or to fill in (a trench, etc.).

(chiefly construction) Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.

present participle of fascinate

Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.