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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: fascin "charm", "fascinate" from Latin fascinatus, fascinare, fascinus, fascinum

【fascin】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "fascinatus," "fascinare," "fascinus," and "fascinum."
It carries the basic meaning of "charm," and "fascinate."



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fascin"]

fascinate ☆[4569] If something fascinates you, it interests and delights you so much that your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
fascinated ☆[5284] If you are fascinated by something, you find it very interesting and attractive, and your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
fascinating ***[2909] If you describe something as fascinating, you find it very interesting and attractive, and your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
fascination ☆[4685] Fascination is the state of being greatly interested in or delighted by something.



[WORD ROOT]root fascin
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fascin, fascinat
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) fascinatus, fascinare, fascinus, fascinum
[MEANING]root charm, fascinate

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 fascinatus [past participle of fascinare]
  • 【Latin】 fascinare [from fascinus] bewitch, enchant, fascinate
  • 【Latin】 fascinus a charm, enchantment, spell, witchcraft
  • 【Latin】 fascinum spell, witchcraft



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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fascinate ☆[4569] verb from fascinate
【DEFINITION】 If something fascinates you, it interests and delights you so much that your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 fascinated, fascinated, fascinating, fascinates
【SYNONYM】 mesmerise, mesmerize
【ROOTs】 fascin; charm, fascinate ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fascinusa charm, enchantment, spell, witchcraft
【First Known Meaning】 bewitch, enchant
【DERIVATIVEs】 fascinate, fascinatedly, fascination, fascinative, fascinated

fascinated ☆[5284] adjective from fascinate
【DEFINITION】 If you are fascinated by something, you find it very interesting and attractive, and your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
【SYNONYM】 handicap
【COMPOSITION】 fascinate + ed
【ROOTs】 fascin; charm, fascinate at(ate); verb suffix ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fascinusa charm, enchantment, spell, witchcraft
【DERIVATIVEs】 fascinatedly, fascinate, fascinated



fascinating ★★★[2909] adjective from fascinate
【DEFINITION】 If you describe something as fascinating, you find it very interesting and attractive, and your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.
【COMPOSITION】 fascinate + ing
【ROOTs】 fascin; charm, fascinate at(ate); verb suffix ing; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fascinusa charm, enchantment, spell, witchcraft
【DERIVATIVEs】 fascinatingly, fascinating

fascination ☆[4685] noun from fascinate
【DEFINITION】 Fascination is the state of being greatly interested in or delighted by something.
【pl.】 fascinations
【ROOTs】 fascin; charm, fascinate at(ate); verb suffix ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fascinusa charm, enchantment, spell, witchcraft
【DERIVATIVEs】 fascinate, fascinatedly, fascination, fascinative


Other words containing "fascin"; fascinatedly, fascinatingly, fascinative

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

fare
far-, fat-, fam-
far
famili
fall-, false-
fair
fac, fact, -fect, fic
extra
exter, extrem
examin-

 

 

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