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/fˈæsənˌeɪt/ Listen

verb

Fascinate v. t. (past & past part. fascinated; pres. part. fascinating)

To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. "It has been almost universally believed that... serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain."

To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. "There be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewitch but love and envy."

Synonyms: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.

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Etymology of 'Fascinate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Fascinate" Quotes from Famous Books

... small finger struck a key. The sound seemed to fascinate her. Margaret caught her in her arms and ...

— A Little Girl in Old New York • Amanda Millie Douglas

... assignats in the strong-box, she produced from her work-basket a white scarf, which she had begun to embroider, and set to work on it. At once industrious and a coquette, she knew instinctively how to ply her needle so as to fascinate an admirer and make a pretty thing for her wearing at one and the same time; she had quite different ways of working according to the person watching her,—a nonchalant way for those she would lull into a gentle languor, a capricious way for those she was fain to ...

— The Gods are Athirst • Anatole France

... it is perhaps not a mere random guess that they were not in any case so aware of the interest of childhood and of children as Jesus was. Matthew and Luke record the miraculous birth, and each adds a story, that has never failed to fascinate men, of the Magi or the Shepherds who came to the manger cradle. Luke gives one episode of Jesus' childhood. That ...

— The Jesus of History • T. R. Glover

... before the coveted article was in her possession, and even then the stall seemed to fascinate her, and she was just making up her mind that a certain little blue vase would please Christine when Mrs. Sefton ...

— Our Bessie • Rosa Nouchette Carey

... They care neither for splendid mansions, nor wealth, nor youth, nor beauty. If they did, they could have them all. They care only for the dread and mysterious power they possess, to be able to fascinate with a glance, to transfix by a gesture, to inflict strange ailments by a word, and to kill by a curse. This is the privilege they seek, ...

— The Lancashire Witches - A Romance of Pendle Forest • William Harrison Ainsworth

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