fascinate

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæsɪneɪt/

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• fascinating

Related terms

• fascination

Translations

to evoke interest or attraction

• Arabic: فَتَنَ (fatana)
• Bulgarian: привличам (bg) (privličam), очаровам (bg) (očarovam)
• Catalan: fascinar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 誘惑／诱惑 (zh) (yòuhuò), 诱惑 (zh) (yòuhuò), 迷住 (zh) (mízhu), 吸引 (zh) (xīyǐn)

• Czech: fascinovat (cs)
• Finnish: viehättää (fi)
• French: fasciner (fr)
• Galician: fascinar
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• German: faszinieren (de)
• Japanese: 魅惑する (ja) (みわくする, miwaku suru)
• Latin: fascino
• Portuguese: fascinar (pt)
• Russian: очаро́вывать (ru) impf (očaróvyvatʹ), очарова́ть (ru) pf (očarovátʹ), завора́живать (ru) impf (zavoráživatʹ)
• Spanish: fascinar (es)
• Swedish: fascinera (sv)
• Ukrainian: захо́плювати (zaxópljuvaty)

to spellbind

• Bulgarian: омайвам (bg) (omajvam)
• Czech: fascinovat (cs), okouzlit
• Finnish: lumoutua
• French: fasciner (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Galician: fascinar
• German: faszinieren (de)
• Swedish: fascinera (sv)
• Ukrainian: зачаро́вувати (začaróvuvaty)

to be charming or attractive

• Czech: okouzlit
• Finnish: viehättää (fi)
• French: fasciner (fr)
• Galician: fascinar
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: faszinieren (de), bezaubern (de)
• Maori: ātahu
• Russian: очаро́вывать (ru) impf (očaróvyvatʹ), очарова́ть (ru) pf (očarovátʹ), пленя́ть (ru) impf (plenjátʹ), плени́ть (ru) pf (plenítʹ)
• Ukrainian: зачаро́вувати (začaróvuvaty), чарува́ти (čaruváty)

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Translations to be checked

• Ido: ^{(please verify)} facinar (io)
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Italian

Noun

fascinate f

1. plural of fascinata

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) fascināte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of fascinō