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ˈfæsɪneɪt Fascinated Fascinate Verb China Question Boy Private

Word3 fascinate
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ /ˈfæsɪneɪt/
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  • china has always fascinated me.
  • it was a question that had fascinated him since he was a boy.
  • the private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate.
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fascinate

(verb)/ˈfæsɪneɪt/ /ˈfæsɪneɪt/

    Verb Forms

  1. to attract or interest somebody very much
    • China has always fascinated me.
    • It was a question that had fascinated him since he was a boy.
    • The private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate.

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bewitch’): from Latin fascinat- ‘bewitched’, from the verb fascinare, from fascinum ‘spell, witchcraft’.
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