mesmerize (Amer.)
v.
hypnotize, induce a trance-like state; subject to mesmerism; fascinate, rivet, spellbind (also mesmerise)
Mesmerize
mesmerize
Verb
1. attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
(synonym) magnetize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind
(hypernym) charm, influence, tempt
2. induce hypnosis in
(synonym) hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerise
(hypernym) sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise
(hyponym) entrance, spellbind
(derivation) Mesmer, Franz Anton Mesmer, Friedrich Anton Mesmer
Mesmerize
(v. t.)
To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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