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mesmerize
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mes·mer·ize  (mzm-rz, ms-)
tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es
1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" (Justin Kaplan).
2. To hypnotize.

mesmer·i·zation (-mr--zshn) n.
mesmer·izer n.

mesmerize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised
1. to fascinate and hold spellbound: his voice had the entire audience mesmerized
2. Archaic to hypnotize
mesmerism n
mesmerizing adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.mesmerize - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
influence, tempt, charm - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
2.mesmerize - induce hypnosis in
entrance, spellbind - put into a trance
sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

mesmerize
verb entrance, fascinate, absorb, captivate, grip, enthral, hypnotize, magnetize, hold spellbound, spellbind
Translations
mesmerize [ˈmɛzməraɪz] vthipnotizar

mesmerize [ˈmɛzməraɪz] vthypnotiser; fasciner

mesmerize [ˈmɛzməraɪz] vt (fig) → faszinieren

mesmerize [ˈmɛzməraɪz] vtipnotizzare; affascinare

mesmerize
v mesmerize, mesmerise [ˈmezməraiz]
to hypnotize The child was mesmerized by the television screen. gefassineer يُنَوِّمُ مِغْناطيسيّا хипнотизирам fascinovat, uchvátit hypnotisere; fascinere hypnotisieren hipnotizar hüpnotiseerima هیپنوتیزم کردن lumota hypnotiser לְהַפנֵט सम्मोहित करना hipnotizirati hipnotizál mempesona dáleiða incantare 催眠術をかける 최면을 걸다, 매혹하다 pakerėti, užhipnotizuoti []hipnotizēt, apburt terpukau biologeren hypnotisere, trollbinde zahipnotyzować, zauroczyć hipnotizar a fascina; a hip­­notiza гипнотизировать fascinovať, (z)hypnotizovať očarati hipnotisati hypnotisera, fascinera สะกดจิต büyülemek 使進入催眠狀態 гіпнотизувати; зачаровувати مسحور کرنا thôi miên 使
n mesmerism
fassinasie تَنْويم مِغْناطيسي хипноза mesmerismus hypnotisering; fascinering der Mesmerismus γοητεία hipnosis, hipnotismo hüpnoos هیپنوتیزم hypnotismi mesmérisme הִפּנוּט सम्मोहन विद्या hipnoza igézet pesona sefjun; dáleiðsla ipnotismo 催眠術 최면술, 최면 상태 mesmerizmas hipnotisms pemukauan mesmerisme hypnotisme mesmeryzm hipnose hipnotism гипнотизм mesmerizmus hipnoza hipnotisanje mesmerism, hypnos การสะกดจิต hipnotizma; büyüleme 催眠術 гіпнотизм; гіпноз تنویمی کیفیت thuật thôi miên


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