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effascinate

verb

To charm; to bewitch.

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captivate enthrall mesmerize allure arrest attract becharm beguile

OriginLatin effascinare →

Scrabble 19

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Meanings

verbeffascinate (third-person singular simple present effascinates, present participle effascinating, simple past and past participle effascinated)

present singular third person effascinates · participle present effascinating · participle past effascinated · past effascinated

obsoleteTo charm; to bewitch.
[they] were deluded, effascinated and befooled with his [Descartes'] jocular Subtilty and prestigious Abstractions there
1681, Joseph Glanvill, Sadducismus Triumphatus
Synonyms: captivate, enthrall, mesmerize, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo charm; to bewitch.

Similar

captivate enthrall mesmerize allure arrest attract becharm beguile bewitch beckon captivate charm court delight draw enchant engage enthrall entrance

Also see

allure bewitch court enchant ensorcell enthrill maleficiate seduce spellbind tempt tweedle

Origin

Latineffascinare
Englisheffascinate

Latin effascinare.

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APA

effascinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effascinate

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“effascinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effascinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effascinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effascinate.

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