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UK
/fˈæsɪnˌeɪt/
]
[ US /ˈfæsəˌneɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈfæsəˌneɪt/ ]
VERB
- cause to be interested or curious
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to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
The snake charmer fascinates the cobra -
attract; cause to be enamored
She captured all the men's hearts
How To Use fascinate In A Sentence
- The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
- I first learned about cassowaries when I was at the School for Field Studies SFS Center for Rainforest Studies in Fall of 1990 as a college student, and was fascinated that they're the only bird that can "scarify" certain rainforest seeds. Archive 2008-07-01
- That was the genesis of the cartoon, which fascinates the young and the old.
- I'm fascinated by how involuted discussions of race and society become.
- Thousands of people flocked to the Malton Racing Stables Open Day, when 18 stables around Malton and Norton opened their doors to a fascinated public.
- At the beginning, Asked For is in Venice with her father, where she meets an ageing Jacob to use the English version of his name Casanova; her father dies, and she begins to travel with the man who fascinates her. Susan Swan: What Casanova Told Me
- The megastructure continues to fascinate architects and urbanists.
- He was especially fascinated to learn more about Vikings.
- As much as the Formosan exasperated him, Man could not help being fascinated by the story of his life. MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
- The workbench is her favorite right now; using the screwdriver fascinates her. Garage Sale Loot and Cooking Limbo
