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Mesmerize   /mˈɛzmərˌaɪz/   Listen
Mesmerize

verb
(past & past part. mesmerized; pres. part. mesmerizing)  (Also spelled mesmerise)
1.
Attract strongly, as if with a magnet.  Synonyms: bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, spellbind.
2.
Induce hypnosis in.  Synonyms: hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise.





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"Mesmerize" Quotes from Famous Books



... 511; sortilege[obs3], ordeal, sortes Virgilianae[obs3]; hocus-pocus &c. (deception) 545. V. practice sorcery &c.n.; cast a nativity, conjure, exorcise, charm, enchant; bewitch, bedevil; hoodoo, voodoo; entrance, mesmerize, magnetize; fascinate &c. (influence) 615; taboo; wave a wand; rub the ring, rub the lamp; cast a spell; call up spirits, call up spirits from the vasty deep; raise spirits from the dead. Adj. magic, magical; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


Words linked to "Mesmerize" :   hypnotize, tranquillize, charm, hypnotise, entrance, Mesmer, tranquilize, tranquillise, magnetize, calm, tempt, influence, sedate


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