Fascinate vs Mesmerise - What's the difference?
fascinate | mesmerise | Related terms |
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone
To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind
To be irresistibly charming or attractive to
Fascinate is a related term of mesmerise.
As verbs the difference between fascinate and mesmerise
is that fascinate is to evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone while mesmerise is .fascinate
English
Verb
(fascinat)- The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
- We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
- Her gait fascinates all men.