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To: abuelita who wrote (33242)11/1/2000 2:00:48 AM
From: abuelita  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 35685
 
Main Entry: fas·ci·nate
Pronunciation: 'fa-s&n-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): fas·ci·nat·ed; fas·ci·nat·ing /'fas-"nA-ti[ng], 'fa-s&n-"A-/
Etymology: Latin fascinatus, past participle of fascinare, from fascinum evil spell
Date: 1598
transitive senses
1 obsolete : BEWITCH
2 a : to transfix and hold spellbound by an irresistible power <believed that the serpent could fascinate its prey> b : to command the interest of : ALLURE <was fascinated by carnivals>
intransitive senses : to be irresistibly attractive <the novel's flamboyant cover fascinates>
synonym see ATTRACT