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fascinate (verb)

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  • fascinate — ► VERB ▪ irresistibly attract the interest of. DERIVATIVES fascinating adjective fascinatingly adverb fascination noun. ORIGIN Latin fascinare bewitch , from fascinum spell, witchcraft …   English terms dictionary

  • fascinate — verb (fascinated; fascinating) Etymology: Latin fascinatus, past participle of fascinare, from fascinum evil spell Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. obsolete bewitch 2. a. to transfix and hold spellbound by an irresistible power …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fascinate — verb 1》 irresistibly attract the interest of. 2》 archaic deprive (prey) of the ability to resist or escape by the power of a gaze. Derivatives fascinating adjective fascinatingly adverb fascinator noun Origin C16: from L. fascinat , fascinare… …   English new terms dictionary

  • fascinate — verb (transitive not in progressive) if something fascinates you, it makes you think about it a lot, want to watch it a lot etc: The idea of travelling through time fascinates me. | what fascinates sb is: What fascinates me most about him is his… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fascinate — verb the space program fascinates me Syn: interest, captivate, engross, absorb, enchant, enthrall, entrance, transfix, rivet, mesmerize, engage, compel; lure, tempt, entice, draw; charm, attract, intrigue …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fascinate */ — UK [ˈfæsɪneɪt] / US [ˈfæsɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms fascinate : present tense I/you/we/they fascinate he/she/it fascinates present participle fascinating past tense fascinated past participle fascinated to attract and interest you very… …   English dictionary

  • fascinate — [16] To fascinate somebody is literally to ‘bewitch’ them. The word comes from the past participle of the Latin verb fascināre, which was a derivative of fascinum ‘witchcraft’. The Roman phallic deity, incidentally, was named Fascinus, because an …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • fascinate — [16] To fascinate somebody is literally to ‘bewitch’ them. The word comes from the past participle of the Latin verb fascināre, which was a derivative of fascinum ‘witchcraft’. The Roman phallic deity, incidentally, was named Fascinus, because an …   Word origins

  • fascinate — [c]/ˈfæsəneɪt / (say fasuhnayt) verb (fascinated, fascinating) –verb (t) 1. to attract and hold irresistibly by delightful qualities. 2. to deprive of the power of resistance or movement, as through terror: *As weak and fascinated as a bird… …  

  • fascinate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. charm, entrance, captivate, enthrall, intrigue, interest, enchant, bewitch, ravish, enrapture, beguile, delight, overpower, subdue, enslave, please, attract, compel, lure, allure, seduce, entice, tempt, ensnare, draw,… …   English dictionary for students

  • fascinate — fas|ci|nate [ fæsı,neıt ] verb transitive * to attract and interest you very strongly: It s a subject that has always fascinated me …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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