fascinate

/ˈfæsɪneɪt/verb

To hold someone's attention completely by being extremely interesting or attractive.

Example sentences

“Dinosaurs fascinate my six-year-old son.”
“The magician's tricks fascinated the whole audience.”

Usually appears in passive form: 'I'm fascinated by insects', not 'insects fascinate me', though both are correct. Stronger than 'interest'.

Related words

fastidiousPaying extremely close attention to detail and wanting everything to be exactly right.fancifulComing from the imagination rather than from real life; imaginative or unreal.fatherA man who has a child, whether by birth, adoption, fostering, or raising the child as his own.familyPeople connected to one another by birth, marriage, or adoption, especially a set of parents and their children.fathomA grasp or hold on something; the reach of one's understanding or control.falterTo become unsteady, weak, or hesitant; to lose strength or fade away.