fas·ci·nate (f s  -n t )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 fascin re, fascint-, to cast a spell on, from fascinum, an evil spell, a phallic-shaped amulet.] |
fascinate [ˈfæsɪˌneɪt]
vb (mainly tr)
1. to attract and delight by arousing interest or curiosity his stories fascinated me for hours
2. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
3. Archaic to put under a spell
[from Latin fascināre, from fascinum a bewitching]
fascinatedly adv
fascination n
fascinative adj
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; one can also say a person or thing has a fascination for someone
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| Verb | 1. |  fascinate - cause to be interested or curious |
| 2. |  fascinate - 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. |  fascinate - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, becharm, beguile, enchant, capture, catch 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
verb entrance, delight, charm, absorb, intrigue, enchant, rivet, captivate, enthral, beguile, allure, bewitch, ravish, transfix, mesmerize, hypnotize, engross, enrapture, interest greatly, enamour, hold spellbound, spellbind, infatuate She fascinated him, on and off stage.
bore, disgust, irritate, alienate, sicken, jade, put you off, turn you off (informal), disenchant
bore, disgust, irritate, alienate, sicken, jade, put you off, turn you off (informal), disenchant
Translations
fascinate
vt → faszinieren; (= enchant: skill, beauty, singer etc also) → begeistern, bezaubern; (= hold spellbound: book, film, magician also) → fesseln; old houses fascinate/this subject fascinates me → ich finde alte Häuser/dieses Gebiet hochinteressant or faszinierend; the audience watched/listened fascinated → das Publikum sah/hörte gebannt zu; it fascinates me how well he does these things → ich finde es erstaunlich, wie gut er das macht
fascinate [ˈfæsɪˌneɪt] vt → affascinare
it fascinates me how/why ... → sono affascinato da come/perché...
fascinate [ˈfæsɪˌneɪt] vt → affascinare
it fascinates me how/why ... → sono affascinato da come/perché...
it fascinates me how/why ... → sono affascinato da come/perché...
fascinate [ˈfæsɪˌneɪt] vt → affascinare
it fascinates me how/why ... → sono affascinato da come/perché...
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 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 迷住，使神魂颠倒
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 迷人的
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 viehätys fascination קֶסֶם मोह fascinacija, očaranost megbűvölés; elbűvöltség terpesona hrifning incanto うっとりすること 매혹 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 迷恋
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 viehätysvoima fascination מְשִיכָה मोहकता privlačnost, zanimljivost vonzerő pesona aðdráttarafl fascino 魅力 매혹하는 힘 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 迷惑力
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