Fascinate
verb — past tense: fascinated ; past participle: fascinated ; present participle: fascinating ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) (to attract and hold the interest of) ធ្វើអោយចាប់ចិត្ដយ៉ាងខ្លាំង
Example: The children were fascinated by the toys in the shop window.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: fascinated ; past participle: fascinated ; present participle: fascinating ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms.
- 1.
- attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, enamor, enchant, enrapture, entice, intoxicate, lure, overpower, overwhelm, stimulate, titillate
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- alienate, deter