See fascinate on Wiktionary
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"sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
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"word": "fascinar"
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"word": "誘惑"
},
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"word": "viehättää"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
"word": "fasciner"
},
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"sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
"word": "fascinar"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "faszinieren"
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"sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
"word": "魅惑する"
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"roman": "zaxópljuvaty",
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "to spellbind",
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"word": "fascinovat"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to spellbind",
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "fasciner"
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"code": "gl",
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"word": "fascinar"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to be charming or attractive",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to be charming or attractive",
"word": "bezaubern"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to be charming or attractive",
"word": "ātahu"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to be charming or attractive",
"word": "зачаро́вувати"
},
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to be charming or attractive",
"word": "чарува́ти"
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