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fas⋅ci⋅nate
[fas-uh-neyt] 
verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 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 audience. |
| 2. | to arouse the interest or curiosity of; allure. |
| 3. | to transfix or deprive of the power of resistance, as through terror: The sight of the snake fascinated the rabbit. |
| 4. | Obsolete. to bewitch. |
| 5. | Obsolete. to cast under a spell by a look. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to capture the interest or hold the attention. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < L fascinātus, ptp. of fascināre to bewitch, cast a spell on, v. deriv. of fascinum evil spell, bewitchment
1590–1600; < L fascinātus, ptp. of fascināre to bewitch, cast a spell on, v. deriv. of fascinum evil spell, bewitchment
Related forms:
fas⋅ci⋅nat⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
fas⋅ci⋅na⋅tive, adjective
Synonyms:
1. bewitch, enchant, spellbind, charm.
1. bewitch, enchant, spellbind, charm.
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| fas·ci·nate (fās'ə-nāt') v. fas·ci·nat·ed, fas·ci·nat·ing, fas·ci·nates v. tr.
To be irresistibly charming or attractive. [Latin fascināre, fascināt-, to cast a spell on, from fascinum, an evil spell, a phallic-shaped amulet.] |
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Fascinate
Fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fascinated, p. pr. & vb. n.. Fascinating.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. ?????????? to slander, bewitch.]1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith (Cuvier). 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.
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Language Translation for : fascinate
Spanish:
fascinar,
German:
faszinieren,
Japanese:
魅了する
fascinate
1598, "bewitch, enchant," from M.Fr. fasciner, from L. fascinatus, pp. of fascinare "bewitch, enchant," from fascinus "spell, witchcraft," of uncertain origin. Possibly from Gk. baskanos "bewitcher, sorcerer," with form influenced by L. fari "speak" (see fame). The Gk. word may be from a Thracian equivalent of Gk. phaskein "to say;" cf. also enchant, and Ger. besprechen "to charm," from sprechen "to speak." Earliest used of witches and of serpents, who were said to be able to cast a spell by a look that rendered one unable to move or resist. Sense of "delight, attract" is first recorded 1815.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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