seize vs fascinate

seize and fascinate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of seize include intrigue.

seize (verb)	fascinate (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
affect	attract; cause to be enamored
take into your hands deliberately	cause to be interested or curious
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