vverb.emotionto render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or aweSynset:fascinate grip spellbind transfix
Examples:- The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
Derivationally Related Form:spellbinderfascinationgrip
Hypernyms:interest
Inherited Hypernyms:fascinateinterestarousemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.contactpierce with a sharp stake or pointSynset:empale impale spike transfix
Examples:- impale a shrimp on a skewer
Derivationally Related Form:spikeimpalement
Hypernyms:pierce thrust
Inherited Hypernyms:transfixpiercepenetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:pinspear
Full Troponyms:pinskewerspear
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allhaving your attention fixated as though by a spellSynset:fascinated hypnotised hypnotized mesmerised mesmerized spell-bound spellbound
Antonyms:disenchanted
Inherited Hypernyms:fascinated
Similar to:enchanted