Dictionary Definition
fascinate
Verb
1 cause to be interested or curious [syn:
intrigue]
2 to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or
by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
[syn: transfix,
grip, spellbind]
3 attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured
all the men's hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, bewitch, entrance, enchant]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone
- The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
- To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind
- We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
- To be irresistibly charming or attractive to
- Her gait fascinates all men.
Translations
interest or attraction
- French: fasciner
- German: faszinieren
motionless; spellbind
- French: fasciner
- German: faszinieren
charming or attractive
- French: fasciner
- German: faszinieren, bezaubern
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
absorb,
absorb the attention, affect, affect the interest,
allure, appeal, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a
spell, catch, catch up,
charm, concern, delectate, delight, draw, draw on, enamor, enchant, endear, engage, engage the attention,
engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind,
engross the thoughts, enrapture, enravish, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, excite, excite interest, exercise, flush, freak out, give a thrill,
gladden, glamour, grab, grip, hold, hold in thrall, hold
spellbound, hold the interest, hypnotize, immerse, imparadise, impress, infatuate, inflame with love,
influence, interest, intoxicate, intrigue, invite, involve, involve in, involve the
interest, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, monopolize, obsess, occupy, occupy the attention,
pique, please, preoccupy, provoke, ravish, rejoice, seduce, send, slay, spell, spellbind, stimulate, strike, sway, take, take up, tantalize, tempt, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, titillate, touch, transfix, transport, vamp, wile, witch, wow