What does fascinate mean?
Fascinate means To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone..
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/ˈfæsɪneɪt/ · verb
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone..
The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
Leo, too, was strangely touched. Hitherto he had been fascinated against his better judgment, something as a bird is fascinated by a snake, but now I think that all this passed away, and he realised that he really loved this strange and glorious creature, as, alas! I loved her also.
Her gait fascinates all men.
Use fascinate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fascinate means To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone..
Common synonyms include charm, intrigue, beguile, grip.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
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