fascinate
11fascinate — [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 …
12fascinate — fascinatedly, adv. fascinative, adj. /fas euh nayt /, v., fascinated, fascinating. v.t. 1. to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the… …
13fascinate — Synonyms and related words: absorb, absorb the attention, affect, affect the interest, allure, appeal, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell, catch, catch up, charm, concern, delectate, delight, draw,… …
14fascinate — 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,… …
15fascinate — 01. The children were [fascinated] by the film showing two lions fighting over a dead zebra. 02. Hannah was [fascinated] by Joshua, and followed him everywhere. 03. The little girl s eyes grew bigger and bigger as she stared at the toy robot with …
16fascinate — fas|ci|nate [ˈfæsıneıt] v [T not in progressive] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: fascinatus, from fascinum use of (evil) magic ] if someone or something fascinates you, you are attracted to them and think they are extremely interesting ▪ The… …
17fascinate — fas|ci|nate [ fæsı,neıt ] verb transitive * to attract and interest you very strongly: It s a subject that has always fascinated me …
18fascinate — [[t]fæ̱sɪneɪt[/t]] fascinates, fascinating, fascinated VERB If something fascinates you, it interests and delights you so much that your thoughts tend to concentrate on it. [V n] Politics fascinated Franklin s father... [V n] She fascinated him,… …
19fascinate — fas·ci·nate || fæsɪneɪt v. enchant, charm; captivate, attract …
20fascinate — 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… …
