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fascinate

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To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant.

To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms.

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Sometimes I'll turn the channel and there's the movie and I can honestly say that those last few minutes always fascinate me. It's one of the rare instances when image, music, and drama work effectively. Madeleine Stowe

Blizzards, floods, volcanos, hurricanes, earthquakes: They fascinate because they nakedly reveal that Mother Nature, afflicted with bipolar disorder, is as likely to snuff us as she is to succor us. Dean Koontz

My intentions were not to fascinate the world with my personality. Mike Tyson

Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity for the public good. George Will

You've been good to me, Inigo. But I really am like the weather. You can admire me, even love me, in your way, but I can't love you back. To me you're like a photograph. I can see right through you, examine you from all angles. You amuse me. But you don't have enough depth ever to fascinate me. Alastair Reynolds

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. Charles Cooley

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