Mesmerize
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transitive verb.
To spellbind; enthrall.
transitive verb.
To hypnotize.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To practise mesmerism upon; bring into a mesmeric state; hypnotize. Also spelled
mesmerise
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.
transitive verb.
To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To exercise
mesmerism
on; to
spellbind
; to
enthrall
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
induce hypnosis in
verb.
attract strongly, as if with a magnet
Word Usage
"Or that the word mesmerize comes from the German hypnotist Franz Anton Mesmer?"
cross-reference
hypnotize
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
charm
influence
tempt
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
absorb
absorb the attention
anesthetize
arrest
becharm
verb-form
mesmerized
mesmerizes
mesmerizing