/ˈfæsɪneɪt/
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Translation
To interest someone so strongly that they cannot stop looking, listening, or thinking about it.
Word origin
From Latin fascinare, meaning to put someone under a spell, from fascinum, a magic charm.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fascinare
- English cognates
- fascination
Grammar
Verb typeregular (fascinate, fascinates, fascinated)
Examples
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Here it means space interests her very strongly.
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"Fascinated by" means so interested that they could not look away.
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"It fascinates me how" is a common way to talk about something amazing.
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