'Mesmerize' definitions:

Definition of 'mesmerize'

From: WordNet
verb
Attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks" [syn: magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind]
verb
Induce hypnosis in [syn: hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise]

Definition of 'Mesmerize'

From: GCIDE
  • Mesmerize \Mes"mer*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mesmerized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mesmerizing.] [Also spelled mesmerise.]
  • 1. To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'mesmerize'

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