Fascinate

/ˈfæsɪneɪt/ verb

Definition

To strongly attract someone’s attention or interest so that they cannot easily look away or stop thinking about it.

Etymology

From Latin “fascinare” meaning “to bewitch, cast a spell on,” possibly from “fascinum,” a charm or spell. It moved from magical bewitchment to intense psychological attraction.

Kelly Says

To be fascinated was once to be magically bewitched, as if under a spell. That’s exactly how deep curiosity feels: your attention is captured, and part of you doesn’t even want to escape.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አማራ (amara)
ah-ma-rah
ARالعربية
الفتنة (al-fitnah)
al-fit-nah
BNবাংলা
আকর্ষণ করো (akarshan karo)
ak-ar-shon ka-ro
CACatalà
fascinar
fas-see-nar
CSČeština
fascinovat
fas-chi-no-vat
DADansk
fascinere
fas-chee-neh-reh
DEDeutsch
faszinieren
fas-zi-nee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
ενθουσιάσει (enthousiasei)
en-thou-see-ay-see
ESEspañol
fascinar
fas-see-nar
FAفارسی
心を मोह करना (dil-e-mohabbat)
dil-e-mo-ha-bat
FISuomi
ihastuttaa
ee-has-too-taa
FRFrançais
fasciner
fas-see-ner
GUGU
આકર્ષિત કરો (aakarshit karo)
aa-kar-shit ka-ro
HAHA
yiyaye
yee-ya-yeh
HEעברית
להפתיע (lehaftia)
le-haf-tee-ah
HIहिन्दी
आकर्षित करना (aakarṣit karna)
aa-kar-shit kar-na
HUMagyar
megragad
meh-gra-gad
IDBahasa Indonesia
membius
mem-bee-us
IGIG
nwee
nwee
ITItaliano
fascinare
fas-chee-nare
JA日本語
魅了する (meru-sasu)
meh-ro-sah-soo
KKKK
көңілдіру (köngildirü)
koeng-il-dee-roo
KMKM
ប្រាប់ (braap)
braap
KO한국어
매료시키다 (maeryo-sik-i-da)
ma-ryo-si-ki-da
MRMR
आकर्षित करा (aakarshit kara)
aa-kar-shit ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
mesra
mes-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုံး (pyu-ngee)
pyoo-ngee
NLNederlands
fascineren
fas-se-ne-ren
NONorsk
fascinere
fas-chee-neh-reh
PAPA
魅了 (mehl)
mehl
PLPolski
fascynować
fas-chi-no-vat
PTPortuguês
fascinar
fas-see-nar
RORomână
fascina
fas-chee-na
RUРусский
fascinate
fas-si-na-t
SVSvenska
fascinera
fas-che-reh-ra
SWKiswahili
kuvutia
ku-vee-tee-ah
TAதமிழ்
சொர்க்கம் (sorakkam)
so-rrak-kam
TEతెలుగు
ఆకర్షిస్తుంది (aakarshishthundi)
aa-kar-shi-sh-thun-dee
THไทย
ดึงดูด (deung-duud)
dung-doo-d
TLTL
makuha
ma-koo-ha
TRTürkçe
fascinate
fas-si-nayt
UKУкраїнська
зачаровувати (zacha-ro-vu-vaty)
zah-cha-ro-vu-vat-ee
URاردو
متحف (mathaf)
mat-haf
VITiếng Việt
thu hút
thu-huk
YOYO
ṣọ̀pọ̀
shoh-poh
ZH中文
吸引 (xīyǐn)
shee-yin
ZUZU
kuthula
koo-thoo-la

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