"fascinate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fascinate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fascinates [present, singular, third-person], fascinating [participle, present], fascinated [participle, past], fascinated [past]
Etymology: From Latin fascinātus, perfect passive participle of fascinō (“enchant, bewitch, fascinate”), from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck used in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”), which is of obscure origin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fascinātus}} Latin fascinātus, {{m|la|fascinō||enchant, bewitch, fascinate}} fascinō (“enchant, bewitch, fascinate”), {{m|la|fascinum||a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck used in Ancient Rome; witchcraft}} fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck used in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fascinate (third-person singular simple present fascinates, present participle fascinating, simple past and past participle fascinated)
  1. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone. Translations (to evoke interest or attraction): fassineer (Afrikaans), فَتَنَ (fatana) (Arabic), привличам (privličam) (Bulgarian), очаровам (očarovam) (Bulgarian), fascinar (Catalan), 誘惑 (Chinese Mandarin), 诱惑 (yòuhuò) (Chinese Mandarin), 迷住 (mízhu) (Chinese Mandarin), 吸引 (xīyǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), fascinovat (Czech), fascineren (Dutch), fascini (Esperanto), viehättää (Finnish), fasciner (French), fascinar (Galician), faszinieren (German), 魅惑する (miwaku suru) (alt: みわくする) (Japanese), fascino (Latin), manawarū (Maori), fascynować [imperfective] (Polish), zafascynować [perfective] (Polish), fascinar (Portuguese), очаро́вывать (očaróvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), очарова́ть (očarovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), завора́живать (zavoráživatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), fascinar (Spanish), fascinera (Swedish), захо́плювати (zaxópljuvaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fascinate-en-verb-ky2gCYuY Disambiguation of 'to evoke interest or attraction': 90 2 8
  2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind. Translations (to spellbind): омайвам (omajvam) (Bulgarian), fascinovat (Czech), okouzlit (Czech), lumoutua (Finnish), fasciner (French), fascinar (Galician), faszinieren (German), fascino (Latin), fascinera (Swedish), зачаро́вувати (začaróvuvaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fascinate-en-verb-Fvwy0qxL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 52 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 56 37 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 14 52 34 Disambiguation of 'to spellbind': 2 92 6
  3. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to. Translations (to be charming or attractive): okouzlit (Czech), viehättää (Finnish), fasciner (French), fascinar (Galician), faszinieren (German), bezaubern (German), ātahu (Maori), очаро́вывать (očaróvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), очарова́ть (očarovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), пленя́ть (plenjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), плени́ть (plenítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), зачаро́вувати (začaróvuvaty) (Ukrainian), чарува́ти (čaruváty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fascinate-en-verb--OLzbL8Q Disambiguation of 'to be charming or attractive': 6 2 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fascinating Related terms: fascination

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f}} fascinate f
  1. plural of fascinata Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: fascinata
    Sense id: en-fascinate-it-noun-faKxOgOt Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Latin]

Forms: fascināte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=fascināte}} fascināte
  1. second-person plural present active imperative of fascinō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, plural, present, second-person Form of: fascinō
    Sense id: en-fascinate-la-verb-K-IDXQqT Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} fascinate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of fascinar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: fascinar
    Sense id: en-fascinate-es-verb-l0r0kfoN Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fascinate meaning in All languages combined (12.0kB)

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          "word": "fascinar"
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          "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
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          "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
          "word": "魅惑する"
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          "lang": "Latin",
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          "sense": "to spellbind",
          "word": "lumoutua"
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          "sense": "to spellbind",
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          "text": "Her gait fascinates all men.",
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          "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
          "word": "fascinar"
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          "word": "faszinieren"
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          "word": "bezaubern"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
          "word": "ātahu"
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          "roman": "očaróvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "očarovátʹ",
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          "roman": "plenjátʹ",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "зачаро́вувати"
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          "roman": "čaruváty",
          "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
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    "English verbs",
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      ],
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          "irresistibly"
        ],
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          "charming"
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈfæsɪneɪt/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fassineer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fatana",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "فَتَنَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "privličam",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "привличам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "očarovam",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "очаровам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "誘惑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yòuhuò",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "诱惑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mízhu",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "迷住"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīyǐn",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "吸引"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascinovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascineren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascini"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "viehättää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fasciner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "faszinieren"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みわくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "miwaku suru",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "魅惑する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascino"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "manawarū"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "fascynować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zafascynować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očaróvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "очаро́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očarovátʹ",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "очарова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavoráživatʹ",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "завора́живать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "fascinera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxópljuvaty",
      "sense": "to evoke interest or attraction",
      "word": "захо́плювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "omajvam",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "омайвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "fascinovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "okouzlit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "lumoutua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "fasciner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "fascinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "faszinieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "fascino"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "fascinera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "začaróvuvaty",
      "sense": "to spellbind",
      "word": "зачаро́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "okouzlit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "viehättää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "fasciner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "fascinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "faszinieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "bezaubern"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "ātahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očaróvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "очаро́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očarovátʹ",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "очарова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plenjátʹ",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пленя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plenítʹ",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "плени́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "začaróvuvaty",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "зачаро́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čaruváty",
      "sense": "to be charming or attractive",
      "word": "чарува́ти"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fascinate"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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      "expansion": "fascinate f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian non-lemma forms",
        "Italian noun forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "fascinata"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of fascinata"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fascinata",
          "fascinata#Italian"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fascinate"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fascināte",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "verb form",
        "head": "fascināte"
      },
      "expansion": "fascināte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "fascinō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person plural present active imperative of fascinō"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fascinō",
          "fascino#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fascinate"
}

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        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
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      "expansion": "fascinate",
      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish non-lemma forms",
        "Spanish verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "fascinar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular voseo imperative of fascinar combined with te"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fascinar",
          "fascinar#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "te",
          "te#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "imperative",
        "object-second-person",
        "object-singular",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fascinate"
}

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