English-Thai Dictionary

fascinate

VI ลุ่มหลง  หลงใหล  ชื่นชอบ มาก  จับใจ  absorb attract engross bore lum-long

 

fascinate

VT ทำให้ ลุ่มหลง  ทำให้ หลงใหล  ทำให้ จับใจ  ชื่นชอบ  captivate charm disgust tam-hai-lum-long

 

fascinated

ADJ น่า ดึงดูดใจ  ซึ่ง มีเสน่ห์  น่าหลงใหล  น่า ลุ่มหลง  captivated enchanted dazzled disgusted bored na-dung-dud-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FASCINATE

v.t.[L. fascino; Gr. ] 1. To bewitch; to enchant; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible influence; to influence the passions or affections in an incontrollable manner.
None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch, but love and envy.
2. To charm; to captivate; to excite and allure irresistible or powerfully. The young are fascinated by love; female beauty fascinates the unguarded youth; gaming is a fascinating vice.

 

FASCINATED

pp. Bewitched; enchanted; charmed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FASCINATE

Fas "ci *nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fascinated, p. pr. & vb. n..Fascinating (.] Etym: [L. fascinare; cf. Gr.

 

1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that. .. serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. Griffith (Cuvier ).

 

2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. Bacon.

 

Syn. -- To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fascinate

fas ci nate |ˈfasəˌnāt ˈfæsəˌneɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be fascinated ) draw irresistibly the attention and interest of (someone ): I've always been fascinated by other cultures | [ with obj. ] : she was fascinated to learn about this strange land. • archaic (esp. of a snake ) deprive (a person or animal ) of the ability to resist or escape by the power of a look or gaze: the serpent fascinates its prey. DERIVATIVES fas ci na tor |-ˌnātər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bewitch, put under a spell ’): from Latin fascinat- ‘bewitched, ’ from the verb fascinare, from fascinum ‘spell, witchcraft. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

fascinate

fas ¦cin |ate |ˈfasɪneɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] attract the strong attention and interest of (someone ): I've always been fascinated by computers | (as adj. fascinated ) : a crowd of fascinated onlookers. • archaic (especially of a snake ) deprive (prey ) of the ability to resist or escape by the power of a gaze. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bewitch ’): from Latin fascinat- ‘bewitched ’, from the verb fascinare, from fascinum ‘spell, witchcraft ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fascinate

fascinate verb the space program fascinates me: interest, captivate, engross, absorb, enchant, enthrall, entrance, transfix, rivet, mesmerize, engage, compel; lure, tempt, entice, draw; charm, attract, intrigue, divert, entertain. ANTONYMS bore.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fascinate

fascinate verb he was fascinated by Laura's stories: engross, captivate, absorb, interest, enchant, beguile, bewitch, enthral, enrapture, entrance, hold spellbound, transfix, rivet, mesmerize, hypnotize, spellbind, occupy, engage, compel; allure, lure, tempt, entice, draw, tantalize; charm, attract, intrigue, delight, divert, entertain, amuse. ANTONYMS bore; repel.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fascinate

fas ci nate /fǽsɪnèɪt /〖語源は 「魔法をかける 」〗動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -nating 他動詞 1 〈物 事が 〉〈人 〉の心を強く捕える ; …を魅了する (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ I quite like old temples, and they fascinate me as well .私は古寺がかなり好きで, 心ひかれてもいる (!状態をいい, 進行形にしない ) ▸ be fascinated by her charms 彼女の魅力にすっかり心を奪われる ▸ The island will fascinate you from a purely scientific view .その島は純粋に科学的見地から興味深いものであろう (!必ずしも好きにさせることを意味しない ) 2 〈蛇などが 〉〈カエルなど 〉をにらんですくませる .

 

fascinated

f á s ci n à t ed /-ɪd /形容詞 うっとりとして, 夢中で .