fascination vs fascinate

fascination is a noun but fascinate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fascination	Yes	No	No	No
fascinate	No	No	Yes	No

fascination (noun)	fascinate (noun)
the capacity to attract intense interest
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

fascination (verb)	fascinate (verb)
	to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
	attract; cause to be enamored
	cause to be interested or curious