mesmerize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
To spellbind; to enthrall.

/ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mesmerize.wav

mesmerize mesmerizes mesmerizing mesmerized mesmerise

Back-formation from mesmerism, thus mesmerism + -ize; first attested in 1829.

spellbind hypnotize enthrall fascinate

hypnotize

demesmerize mesmeree mesmerizable mesmerization mesmerizer unmesmerize

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