fascinate

English

Etymology

From Latin fascinātus, perfect passive participle of fascinō (“enchant, bewitch, fascinate”), from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck used in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”).

Verb

fascinate (third-person singular simple present fascinates, present participle fascinating, simple past and past participle fascinated)

1. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone

   The flickering TV fascinated the cat.

2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind

   We were fascinated by the potter's skill.

3. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to

   Her gait fascinates all men.

Translations

to evoke interest or attraction

• Arabic: فتن (ar) (fátana)
• Bulgarian: привличам (bg) (privličam), очаровам (bg) (očarovam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 誘惑 (cmn), 诱惑 (cmn) (yòuhuò), 迷住 (cmn) (mízhu)

• Czech: fascinovat (cs)
• Finnish: viehättää (fi)

• French: fasciner (fr)
• German: faszinieren (de)
• Japanese: 魅惑する (ja) (みわくする, miwaku-suru)
• Latin: fascino (la)
• Russian: очаровывать (ru) (očaróvyvat’)  impf., очаровать (ru) (očarovát’)  pf.

motionless; spellbind

• Bulgarian: омайвам (bg) (omajvam)
• Czech: fascinovat (cs), okouzlit (cs)
• Finnish: lumoutua (fi)

• French: fasciner (fr)
• German: faszinieren (de)

to be charming or attractive

• Czech: okouzlit (cs)
• Finnish: viehättää (fi)
• French: fasciner (fr)

• German: faszinieren (de), bezaubern (de)
• Russian: очаровывать (ru) (očaróvyvat’)  impf., очаровать (ru) (očarovát’)  pf., пленять (ru) (plenját’)  impf., пленить (ru) (plenít’)  pf.

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• Ido: facinar

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Italian

Noun

fascinate f

1. Plural form of fascinata

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Latin

Verb

fascināte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of fascinō