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      fascinate
      verb
      To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
      To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
      To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
      Roots
      fascinumfascin- · Latin · spell, bewitchment
      Synonyms for fascinate
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