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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
from [[Latin]] fascinat- ppl. stem of fascinare to enchant, f. fascinum spell, witchcraft. Cf. F. fasciner
from [[Latin]] fascinat- ppl. stem of fascinare to enchant, f. fascinum spell, witchcraft. Cf. F. fasciner
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1598]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1598]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1. trans. To affect by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft witchcraft] or [[magic]]; to bewitch, enchant, lay under a spell. Obs.
*1. trans. To affect by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft witchcraft] or [[magic]]; to bewitch, enchant, lay under a spell. Obs.
*2.a. To cast a spell over (a [[person]], [[animal]], etc.) by a look; said esp. of serpents.
*2.a. To cast a spell over (a [[person]], [[animal]], etc.) by a look; said esp. of serpents.
:b. In later use disconnected from the notion of witchcraft: To deprive of the [[power]] of [[escape]] or [[resistance]], as serpents are said to do through the [[terror]] produced by their look or merely by their perceived [[presence]].
:b. In later use disconnected from the notion of witchcraft: To deprive of the [[power]] of [[escape]] or [[resistance]], as serpents are said to do through the [[terror]] produced by their look or merely by their perceived [[presence]].
