fas·ci·nate 
/ˈfæsəˌneɪt/ verb
fas·ci·nates; fas·ci·nat·ed; fas·ci·nat·ing /ˈfæsəˌneɪt/ verb : to cause (someone) to be very interested in something or someone [+ obj] ▪ His strange behavior fascinated the children. = He fascinated the children with his strange behavior. ▪ Her paintings fascinate me. = I'm fascinated by/with her paintings. ▪ a question that fascinates both biologists and anthropologists [no obj] ▪ Her paintings never fail to fascinate.
— fas·ci·na·tion /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/ noun
[noncount] ▪ the children's growing fascination with his strange behavior [=their increasing strong interest in his behavior] ▪ I've studied her paintings with fascination. [=a strong desire to look at and think about them] [singular] ▪ Her paintings have/hold a real fascination for me. [=they interest me deeply]
/ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/ noun [noncount] ▪ the children's growing fascination with his strange behavior [=their increasing strong interest in his behavior] ▪ I've studied her paintings with fascination. [=a strong desire to look at and think about them] [singular] ▪ Her paintings have/hold a real fascination for me. [=they interest me deeply]
