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Meanings of fascinate in English

Portuguese
encantar
Catalan
encantar

To attract, arouse and hold attention and interest, as by charm or beauty.

      encantar
      Portuguese
      encantar
      Catalan
      encantar
      Spanish
      encantar

      To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing fear.

            encantar
            Synonyms
            Examples for "grip"
            Examples for "grip"
            1
            But COVID-19's greatest grip is on the smaller nations of Eastern Europe.
            News.com.au
            2
            The new team will need time to consolidate its grip on power.
            Reuters
            3
            He called on central government to take a grip of the situation.
            The Guardian
            4
            Ace High said nothing; simply tightened his grip on Heck's thrashing arm.
            The stand
            5
            Hand grip strength Dynamometer was used to measure the hand grip strength.
            Pubmed
            1
            One five-foot, iron-headed dart from these machines could transfix several armored men.
            Servant of a dark god
            2
            The great, solemn eyes transfix him with a look he cannot meet.
            A Terrible Secret: A Novel
            3
            But know that through my breast you must strike and transfix him.
            The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
            4
            When Lugare saw it, he stood like one transfix'd by a basilisk.
            Complete Prose Works / Specimen Days and Collect, November Bough...
            5
            Bewilderment, shot with a gleam of half-incredulous understanding, seemed to transfix him.
            Spanish Doubloons
            1
            Johannes continued to spellbind people, while I, I...' His voice caught.
            The preacher
            2
            Bey's portraits-andthe subjects within, who are almost always black-coollyspellbind the senses.
            Wired
            3
            Their limbs and torsos glide; they isolate; they fall into splits and spellbind with tiny movements.
            Ebony
            4
            If any member of Matthew's family acts on their blood rage, I will spellbind them, I said.
            The Book of Life
            5
            But since the dawn of man (and woman), storytellers have sought to spellbind their audiences with abnormal villains and chopped-off limbs.
            The Lost Sisterhood
            Portuguese
            intrigar
            Catalan
            intrigar
            Spanish
            fascinar

            To cause to be interested or curious.

                  intrigar
                  Usage of fascinate in English
                  1
                  Our aim is to fascinate visitors, involving them in the artistic process.
                  Wired
                  2
                  Deirdre Gogarty can hardly remember a time when boxing didn't fascinate her.
                  The Irish Times
                  3
                  The passage between the house and the chapel seemed to fascinate Larry.
                  The House of a Thousand Candles
                  4
                  There was no doubt that in some way she did fascinate him.
                  The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2
                  5
                  The bare outlines around Oldport sometimes dismay the stranger, but soon fascinate.
                  Oldport Days
                  6
                  She was precisely the character to fascinate a youth of romantic imagination.
                  Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 1
                  7
                  What is it about modernism that continues to fascinate… Read more Audio
                  Radio NZ
                  8
                  I've been twice already, but the scenes never fail to fascinate me.
                  For the love of mike
                  9
                  Again Mr. Richard exerted his varied powers to fascinate and amuse me.
                  Strange Visitors / A series of original papers, embracing philos...
                  10
                  More than 600 tombs fascinate visitors as they wander the mazelike pathways.
                  News.com.au
                  11
                  His power to fascinate was only equalled by his power to repel.
                  Bat Wing
                  12
                  The eyes continued to fascinate me, they had a peculiar, disquieting effect.
                  A Far Country — Volume 2
                  13
                  And, I warn you, he will fascinate women just as of old.
                  The Turtles of Tasman
                  14
                  The glittering coins seemed to fascinate her even more than the rubies.
                  The Asylum
                  15
                  But it does fascinate me - how do you show decadence onscreen?
                  The Guardian
                  16
                  She seemed to fascinate, perplex, and trouble all who looked towards her.
                  A Face Illumined
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                  Fascinate across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common