captivate

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Making people excited and interested
absorbed
animate
arouse someone's curiosity
be someone's bagidiom
bedazzle
breathe
intoxicate
intrigue
occupy
overexcite
overstimulate
stir
stretch
sweep
sweep someone along
talk something up
tantalize
the Thames
thrill
whip

fascinate | American Dictionary

fascinate
verb[ T ]
us/ˈfæs·əˌneɪt/
to have someone’s complete interest and attention:
Anything to do with airplanes and flying fascinates him.
The children were fascinated by the story.

fascinating

adjectiveus/ˈfæs·əˌneɪ·t̬ɪŋ/
The movie has a fascinating plot.

fascination

noun[ U ]us/ˌfæs·əˈneɪ·ʃən/
Her fascination with modern art began when she saw the Picasso show.

Examples of fascinate

fascinate
Because my research started out by locating sufficient conditions for stability in heterogeneous capital goods models, and that problem still fascinates me to this day.
What was fascinating to me about that was the number of equilibria that turned up near the full satiety point.
The small qualitative studies in this book provide fascinating insights concerning how fathers see negotiations over access and child-support.
However, the various centres are described in a way that leaves the reader fascinated but full of curiosity about the actual rituals performed in them.
This influence on him is fascinating, but, sadly, often neglected.
He was fascinated by displays of miracles and wonders.
We find that the author became fascinated with the determination of monetary values of the benefits of preserving the region's ecosystems.
There are fascinating details about breeding, trade and military potential of the horse, the elephant, dromedaries, oxen and other animals important to the military commissariat.
These are relatively hard to get hold of, but contain a wealth of fascinating itineraries to keep the keenest geologist busy.
The commentaries have shown that the concept of internalization continues to fascinate many, while others think it might have outlived its usefulness.
We found these commentaries fascinating but, having little expertise in such fields, our responses will be few.
These are fascinating questions but the answers are not yet available.
As happened to me many years ago, our students frequently become fascinated by the beauty and variety of form of wellmounted slide specimens of trematodes.
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