fascinate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fascinate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fascinate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fascinate v cause to be interested or curious [syn: intrigue, fascinate] to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" Synonym(s): fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" Synonym(s): capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fascinate \Fas"cinate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fascinated}, p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fascinating}.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?] to slander, bewitch.] 1. 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. --Griffith (Cuvier). 2. 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 bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.