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fascinate

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. cause to be interested or curious [syn: intrigue ] to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: transfix , grip , spellbind ] attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Fascinate is a graffiti painting at an industrial park in Bromsten , Stockholm . Fascinate was created by Circle and Tarik ( Tarik Saleh ), then 17 years old, in 1989 and was then the largest graffiti painting in northern Europe. It is painted on an outside ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fascinate \Fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fascinated , p. pr. & vb. n.. Fascinating .] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. ?????????? to slander, bewitch.] To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an interesting/fascinating subject ▪ Fame is a fascinating subject. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB always ▪ No doubt the coin is always fascinated by its obverse. ▪ The variety of faces, of languages, of dress, always ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "bewitch, enchant," from Middle French fasciner (14c.), from Latin fascinatus , past participle of fascinare "bewitch, enchant, fascinate," from fascinus "a charm, enchantment, spell, witchcraft," which is of uncertain origin. Earliest used of witches ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone 2 To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind 3 To be irresistibly charming or attractive to

Usage examples of fascinate.

I was, therefore, obliged to give it up, as you may imagine, but I own I went away with rather a heavy heart, for the horse had looked at me affectionately, had rubbed his head against me and, when I mounted him, had pranced in the most delightful way imaginable, so that I was altogether fascinated with him.

Written by Roy Thomas with digitally recoloured art by Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane and others, each book contained a fascinating Afterword by Thomas talking about the history of the original series.

Roy Thomas with digitally recoloured art by Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane and others, each book contained a fascinating Afterword by Thomas talking about the history of the original series.

Appalled but fascinated by the bound feet of her amah and other Chinese women, she understood, even as a child, that this barbaric custom symbolized male supremacy.

Sociology, which the anchorite said she read more for amusement than insight, but which Cale found fascinating for the descriptions of large numbers of people living together in cities on different worlds.

Even Hollywood scriptwriters and apolitical actors were fascinated by the dramatic pace and structure of the hearings.

Granice stood up, and went to lean against the mantel-piece, looking down at Ascham, who had not moved from his seat, or changed his attitude of rigid fascinated attention.

To the new and fascinating duties of his chosen profession he at once devoted himself with such ardor as to draw favorable comment from his superiors.

She had hated the way Benet had looked, so intently, so fascinated, at Mervion, as they had been introduced at the great state dinner, but she was desperately sure that her loyalty to her beloved should be above such petty jealousies, that he should be warned.

Quite as fascinating as the toggle box was a dark, slender, and by Betan law very illegal little needle gun.

There were no Regency bucks there tonight, however, just a couple of dozen ageing rockers with a fascinating array of bimbettes on their knees, arms or various other parts of their anatomy.

Rather than being filled with worries about her surroundings, her mind buzzed with thoughts of the often puzzling, sometimes frustrating, yet always fascinating Blu Cahill.

The groom on the box was still clasping the blunderbuss, and staring fascinated at the tumbled figure in the road.

It may sound simplistic when you break it down to its basics, but there is a symmetry and tradition to bocce that makes it fascinating.

The cellar of the Haunted Bookshop was, to Bock, a fascinating place, illuminated by a warm glow from the furnace, and piled high with split packing-cases which Roger used as kindling.