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fascinate

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fas·ci·nate  (fs-nt)
v. fas·ci·nat·ed, fas·ci·nat·ing, fas·ci·nates
v.tr.
1. To hold an intense interest or attraction for. See Synonyms at charm.
2. To hold motionless; spellbind.
3. Obsolete To bewitch.
v.intr.
To be irresistibly charming or attractive.

[Latin fascinre, fascint-, to cast a spell on, from fascinum, an evil spell, a phallic-shaped amulet.]

fascinate
Verb
[-nating, -nated] to attract and delight by arousing interest [Latin fascinum a bewitching]
fascinating adj
fascinatingly adv
fascination n
USAGE: A person can be fascinated by or with another person or thing. It is correct to speak of someone's fascination with a person or thing; you can also say a person or thing has a fascination for someone.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.fascinatefascinate - cause to be interested or curious    
grab, seize - capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
2.fascinatefascinate - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
3.fascinatefascinate - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
hold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound"
attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"

fascinate
Translations
fascinate [ˈfæsɪneɪt] vtfascinar

fascinate [ˈfæsɪneɪt] vtfasciner, captiver

fascinate [ˈfæsɪneɪt] vtfaszinieren

fascinate [ˈfæsɪneɪt] vtaffascinare

fascinate
v fascinate [ˈfӕsineit]
to charm; to attract or interest very strongly She was fascinated by the strange clothes and customs of the country people. geboei, betower, gefassineer يَسْحَر، يَفْتَن очаровам fascinovat, okouzlit fascinere; betage faszinieren γοητεύω, συναρπάζω fascinar kütkestama مجذوب کردن kiehtoa fasciner לְרַתֵק मोह लेना očarati, fascinirati elkápráztat mempesona hrífa, heilla affascinare 魅了する 매혹하다, 주의를 끌다 žavėti, traukti apburt; valdzināt mempersona fascineren fascinere, fengsle oczarować fascinar a fascina пленять očariť očarati fascinirati fascinera ลุ่มหลง büyülemek, hayran bırakmak 迷住,使神魂顛倒 чарувати جذب و کشش کرنا mê hoặc 使
adj fascinating
very charming, attractive or interesting a fascinating story. betowerend, fassinerend فاتِن، ساحِر очарователен fascinující, kouzelný, vzrušující fascinerende; betagende faszinierend συναρπαστικός fascinante paeluv مجذوب کننده kiehtova fascinant מַקסִים मोहक, आकर्षक fascinantan, privlačan, koji očarava elbűvölő menarik heillandi affascinante 魅惑的な 매혹적인 žavus apburošs; valdzinošs; aizraujošs menarik fascinerend fascinerende, fengslende fascynujący fascinante fascinant захватывающий vzrušujúci očarljiv fascinantan fascinerande ที่น่าหลงใหล; ที่ชื่นชอบมาก; ที่น่าจับใจ büyüleyici 迷人的 чарівний, захоплюючий پر کشش hấp dẫn; quyến rũ
n fasciˈnation
1 the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated the look of fascination on the children's faces. betowering, fassinasie سِحْر، فِتْنَه، إسْتِهْواء، تَعَلُّق شَديد очарование okouzlení fascination; betagelse die Faszination γοητεία fascinación lumm(us) شیفتگی lumoaminen, lumoutuminen fascination קֶסֶם मोह fascinacija, očaranost megbűvölés; elbűvöltség terpesona hrifning incanto うっとりすること 매혹, 사로잡힘 susižavėjimas valdzināšana; valdzinājums terpesona betovering fortryllelse, trollbinding urzeczenie fascinação fascinaţie зачарованность očarenie očaranost fascinacija fascination, hänförelse การแสดงอาการหลงใหลหรือชื่นชอบ büyüle(n)me 迷戀 зачарування مسرور tình trạng bị hấp dẫn, mê hoặc
2 the power of fascinating or something that has this Old books have/hold a fascination for him. bekoring جاذِبِيَّه شَديدَه، سِحْر чар kouzlo fascination; betagelse die Faszination γοητεία fascinación külgetõmme, võlu(jõud) گیرایی lumous, lumovoima fascination מְשִיכָה मोहकता privlačnost, zanimljivost vonzerő pesona aðdráttarafl fascino 魅力 사로잡는 힘, 사로잡는 것 žavesys valdzinājums; pievilcība pesona aantrekkingskracht dragende makt, hypnotisk virkning urok fascinação farmec волшебная сила čaro čar draž fascination, lockelse, tjuskraft ความดึงดูดใจ; ความมีเสน่ห์; ความลุ่มหลง cazibe 迷惑力 чарівність مرغوب کرنے کی قدرت sự hấp dẫn 迷惑


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