| VERB | stative | fascinate, intrigue | cause to be interested or curious |
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| emotion | fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind | to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | |
| emotion | fascinate, capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, bewitch, entrance, enchant | attract |
| Sounds | fae'sahney.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Cause to be interested or curious. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | intrigue | |
| Narrower | grab, seize | capture the attention or imagination of |
| Broader | matter to, interest | Be of importance or consequence |
| Spanish | fascinar, intrigar | |
| Catalan | fascinar, intrigar | |
| Nouns | fascination | the capacity to attract intense interest |
| fascination | the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) | |
| Meaning | To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" | |
| Synonyms | transfix, grip, spellbind | |
| Broader | interest | excite the curiosity of |
| Spanish | aferrar, atrapar, cautivar, encantar, fascinar, hechizar, inmovilizar | |
| Catalan | aferrar, atrapar, captivar, embruixar, encantar, encisar, fascinar | |
| Nouns | fascination | the capacity to attract intense interest |
| fascination | the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) | |
| Meaning | attract; cause to be enamored. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to fascinate Sue | |
| Synonyms | capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, bewitch, entrance, enchant | |
| Narrower | hold | hold the attention of |
| work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence | |
| Broader | attract, appeal | Be attractive to |
| Spanish | captar, capturar, cautivar, conquistar, deleitar, enamorar, encantar, fascinar | |
| Catalan | captar, captivar, capturar, delectar, embruixar, enamorar, encantar, encisar, extasiar, fascinar, fetillar, seduir | |
| Nouns | fascination | a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual |
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