fascinate
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin fascinātus, perfect passive participle of fascinō (“enchant, bewitch, fascinate”), from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck used in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
fascinate (third-person singular simple present fascinates, present participle fascinating, simple past and past participle fascinated)
- To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
- The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
- To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
- We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
- 1887, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure[1]:
- Leo, too, was strangely touched. Hitherto he had been fascinated against his better judgment, something as a bird is fascinated by a snake, but now I think that all this passed away, and he realised that he really loved this strange and glorious creature, as, alas! I loved her also.
- To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
- Her gait fascinates all men.
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TranslationsEdit
to evoke interest or attraction
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to spellbind
to be charming or attractive
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ItalianEdit
NounEdit
fascinate f
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LatinEdit
VerbEdit
fascināte