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mesmerized

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mesmerizedmesmerized - having your attention fixated as though by a spell
fascinated, hypnotised, hypnotized, mesmerised, spell-bound, spellbound, transfixed
enchanted - influenced as by charms or incantations


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Perhaps there was really a magnetism about the mesmerist; perhaps there was even more magnetism about the man mesmerized.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
Its brightness mesmerized her, still dancing before her eyes when she bent them to the ground and started towards home.
A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context
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