Another word for fascinate
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Verb
To please greatly or irresistibly
- The act or an instance of entering.
- A means or point by which to enter.
- Permission or power to enter; admission:
- To cast a spell over; bewitch.
- To attract and delight; entrance.
- The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; appeal:
- A quality that pleases or attracts; a delightful characteristic:
- A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.
- To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit.
- To capture.
- To place under one's power by magic; cast a spell over.
- To captivate completely; fascinate.
- To deceive by guile or charm:
- To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat:
- To distract the attention of; divert:
See also:To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of
- To take or grasp suddenly:
- To capture or restrain; arrest.
- To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly:
- To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe:
- To pierce or impale with a pointed weapon or object.
- To hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate.
- A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head.
- To fasten or secure, especially with a rivet or rivets.
- To hammer and bend or flatten the headless end of (a nail or bolt) so as to fasten something.
- To spellbind; enthrall:
- To hypnotize.
- To have and keep in one's grasp:
- To aim or direct; point:
- To keep from falling or moving; support:
- A tight hold; a firm grasp:
- The pressure or strength of such a grasp:
- A manner of grasping and holding:
- To hold spellbound; captivate:
- To enslave.
- An approach or strategy intended to overcome a disadvantage or lead:
- An increase intended to bring an amount or rate up to a standard:
- To stop; check:
- To seize and hold under the authority of law.
- To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
See also:
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Another word for fascinate
Verb
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- To take or grasp suddenly:
- To capture or restrain; arrest.
- To obtain or appropriate unscrupulously or forcibly:
- (idiomatic) to mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
- (idiomatic) to encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship.
- To make fun of (someone) playfully or taunt annoyingly:
- To say in a playful or mocking way:
- To provoke or irritate, as with physical movements:
- To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; cajole.
- To obtain by persistent persuasion:
- To caress; fondle.
- To take captive, as by force or craft; seize.
- To gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest:
- To attract and hold:
- To spellbind; enthrall:
- To hypnotize.
- To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe:
- To pierce or impale with a pointed weapon or object.
- A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort:
- Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position:
- A person who exerts such power:
- To achieve victory or finish first in a competition.
- To achieve success in an effort or venture:
- To achieve victory or finish first in:
- To move or carry (goods, for example) from one place to another; convey.
- To cause to feel strong emotion, especially joy; carry away; enrapture.
- To send abroad to a penal colony; deport.
- To excite by exposing something desirable that remains or is made difficult or impossible to obtain:
- To be strongly attractive to; excite the senses or desire of:
- A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.
- To cause to feel resentment or indignation.
- To provoke; arouse:
- To build or fuel (a fire).
- To set fire to; ignite.
- To cause to glow; light up:
- To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example), usually in circular motions, so as to mix or cool the contents:
- To use an implement to move or rearrange the fuel in (a fire) to increase light or heat.
- To add or mix in (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture by moving an implement:
- A rapid, persistent chemical change that releases heat and light and is accompanied by flame, especially the exothermic oxidation of a combustible substance:
- A specific instance of this change that destroys something:
- A burning fuel:
- To cause to feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight; excite greatly:
- To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
- To feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight:
- To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol.
- To stimulate or excite:
- To poison.
- To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited:
- To stimulate sexual desire in.
- To give rise to (a feeling, for example); stir up:
- To give life to; fill with life:
- To impart interest or zest to; enliven:
- To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution:
- To incite to anger or resentment:
- To stir to action or feeling:
- To give rise to; bring about:
- To surge over and submerge; engulf:
- To defeat completely and decisively:
- To affect deeply in mind or emotion:
- To rouse to action or increased activity; excite:
- To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).
- To cause to be interested or engaged:
- To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.
- To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.
- To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner:
- To arouse strong feeling in:
- To arouse (someone) sexually.
- To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
- A tight hold; a firm grasp:
- The pressure or strength of such a grasp:
- A manner of grasping and holding:
- To occupy exclusively; absorb:
- To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).
- To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.
- To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.
- To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross:
- To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example).
- To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
- To arrange for the use of; reserve:
- To pledge or promise, especially to marry:
- To ask for the presence or participation of:
- To request formally:
- To welcome; encourage:
- To fasten, secure, or join:
- To connect as an adjunct or associated condition or part:
- To affix or append; add:
- To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag:
- To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading:
- To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something:
- To take or catch in or as if in a snare; trap.
- To try to get (someone) to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward.
- To be inviting or attractive to:
- To provoke or to risk provoking:
- To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire:
- To attract or lead (someone) away from proper behavior or thinking:
- To induce (someone) to engage in sexual activity, as by flirting or persuasion.
- To entice into a different state or position:
- To attract with something desirable; entice:
- To be highly, often subtly attractive:
- The power to attract; enticement.
- Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward:
- An attraction or appeal:
- A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.
- To force (a person) to do something; drive or constrain:
- To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand:
- To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway:
- To cause to draw near or adhere by physical force:
- To arouse or compel the interest, admiration, or attention of:
- To possess or use the power of attraction.
- To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to; make glad or contented.
- To be the will or desire of:
- To give satisfaction or pleasure; be agreeable:
- To make into or as if into a slave.
- To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
- To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
- To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down:
- To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue.
- To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm.
- To supply with excessive mechanical power.
- Great pleasure; joy:
- Something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment:
- To take great pleasure or joy:
- To deceive by guile or charm:
- To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat:
- To distract the attention of; divert:
- To fill with rapture or delight.
- To force (another) to have sexual intercourse; rape.
- To overwhelm with emotion; enrapture:
- To seize and carry away by force.
- To place under one's power by magic; cast a spell over.
- To captivate completely; fascinate.
- To cast a spell over; bewitch.
- To attract and delight; entrance.
- A state of curiosity or concern about or attention to something:
- Something, such as a quality, subject, or activity, that evokes this mental state:
- Regard for one's own benefit or advantage; self-interest:
- A secret or underhand scheme; a plot.
- The practice of or involvement in such schemes:
- A clandestine love affair.
- To hold spellbound; captivate:
- To enslave.
- To attract and hold the interest of, as by beauty or wit.
- To capture.
- The act or an instance of entering.
- A means or point by which to enter.
- Permission or power to enter; admission:
- The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; appeal:
- A quality that pleases or attracts; a delightful characteristic:
- A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.
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