fascinate vs seize

fascinate and seize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, seize is a hyponym of fascinate; that is, seize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fascinate:

Other hyponyms of fascinate include grab.

fascinate (verb)	seize (verb)
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe	capture the attention or imagination of
attract; cause to be enamored	affect
cause to be interested or curious	take into your hands deliberately
	take or capture by force
	hook by a pull on the line
	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession