Affect and Fascinate

Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Usage example: their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least

Fascinate and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fascinate" instead a verb "Affect".

Fascinate

Fascinate verb - To attract or delight as if by magic.

Affect and fascinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Fascinate".

Common collocations

people affect people fascinate people
someone affect someone fascinate someone
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