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pierce with a sharp object, impale; hold motionless with terror or amazement
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Adjective
1. having your attention fixated as though by a spell
(synonym) fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound
(similar) enchanted
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Verb
1. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
(synonym) fascinate, grip, spellbind
(hypernym) interest
2. pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
(synonym) impale, empale, spike
(hypernym) pierce, thrust
(hyponym) pin
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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