fascinate vs attract

fascinate and attract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fascinate	No	No	Yes	No
attract	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, attract is a hypernym of fascinate; that is, attract is a word with a broader meaning than fascinate:

Other hypernyms of fascinate include appeal.

fascinate (verb)	attract (verb)
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe	direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
attract; cause to be enamored	exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
cause to be interested or curious	be attractive to