"effascinate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: effascinates [present, singular, third-person], effascinating [participle, present], effascinated [participle, past], effascinated [past]
Etymology: Latin effascinare. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|effascinare}} Latin effascinare Head templates: {{en-verb}} effascinate (third-person singular simple present effascinates, present participle effascinating, simple past and past participle effascinated)
  1. (obsolete) To charm; to bewitch. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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