- fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
--1 is one way to interest
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- transfix, impale, empale, spike - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
--2 is one way to pierce, thrust
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something