fascinate

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fascinate fascinating

Main Entry: fas·ci·nate
Pronunciation: 'fa-s&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): fas·ci·nat·ed; fas·ci·nat·ing /'fas-"nA-ti[ng], 'fa-s&-"nA-/
Etymology: Latin fascinatus, past participle of fascinare, from fascinum evil spell
transitive verb
1 obsolete : BEWITCH
2 a : to transfix and hold spellbound by an irresistible power <believed that the serpent could fascinate its prey> b : to command the interest of : ALLURE <was fascinated by carnivals>
intransitive verb : to be irresistibly attractive <the novel's flamboyant cover fascinates>
synonym see ATTRACT