Synonyms for fascinate
ˈfæs əˌneɪtfas·ci·nate

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1. intrigue, fascinateverb

   cause to be interested or curious

   Synonyms:
   beguile, enamour, entrance, capture, spellbind, enchant, charm, catch, scheme, intrigue, bewitch, becharm, trance, transfix, connive, grip, enamor, captivate

2. fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbindverb

   to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

   "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

   Synonyms:
   magnetize, beguile, mesmerize, enamour, entrance, capture, impale, spellbind, enchant, charm, catch, intrigue, bewitch, becharm, magnetise, trance, transfix, grapple, grip, enamor, spike, empale, captivate, mesmerise

3. capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchantverb

   attract; cause to be enamored

   "She captured all the men's hearts"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, tempt, capture, take in, delight, ravish, conquer, beguile, get, witch, spellbind, trip up, transfix, mesmerize, captivate, view, arrest, enamour, grip, trance, jinx, enamor, see, enrapture, enthrall, becharm, mesmerise, hex, magnetise, intrigue, hoodwink, transport, catch up with, enthral, watch, seize, entrance, charm, glamour, pick up, overhear, appropriate, catch, influence, magnetize, overtake, grab, enchant, juggle, take hold of, bewitch

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1. fascinateverb

   Synonyms:
   charm, enchant, bewitch, enrapture, entrance, captivate, catch, delight, enamour

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1. fascinateverb

   Synonyms:
   bewitch, enchant, charm, captivate, enamor, infatuate, entrance, enrapture, enravish

   Antonyms:
   disillusionize, decharm, repel

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How to use fascinate in a sentence?

1. Charles Cooley:

   A strange and somewhat impassive physiognomy is often, perhaps, an advantage to an orator, or leader of any sort, because it helps to fix the eye and fascinate the mind.

2. David Gruber:

   Sharks are wonderful animals that have been around for over 400 million years. Sharks continually fascinate humans, and they hold so many mysteries and superpowers, this study highlights yet another mystery of sharks, and it is my hope that this inspires us to learn more about their secrets and work to better protect them.

3. Jason Crawford:

   If you can harness the abilities that marine animals have to make light, you can generate molecular systems for imaging in the lab or in medicine. Imaging is an incredibly important biomedical objective that these types of systems could help to propel into the future, sharks are wonderful animals that have been around for over 400 million years. Sharks continually fascinate humans, and they hold so many mysteries and superpowers.