/ ˈfæsɪneɪt; NAmE / verb
to attract or interest sb very much :
[ vn ]
China has always fascinated me.
It was a question that had fascinated him since he was a boy.
[ v ]
The private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense bewitch ): from Latin fascinat- bewitched, from the verb fascinare , from fascinum spell, witchcraft.