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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, mesmerise [ˈmɛzməˌraɪz]
vb (tr)
1. a former word for hypnotize
2. to hold (someone) as if spellbound
mesmerization , mesmerisation n
mesmerizer , mesmeriser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.mesmerize - attract strongly, as if with a magnetmesmerize - 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 inmesmerize - 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 There was something about her which mesmerized him.
Translations
mesmerize [ˈmezməraɪz] VThipnotizar (fig) → fascinar

mesmerize [ˈmɛzməraɪz] vt (= hold spellbound) → ensorceler, hypnotiser

mesmerize
vthypnotisieren; (fig)faszinieren, fesseln; the audience sat mesmerizeddie Zuschauer saßen wie gebannt

mesmerize [ˈmɛzməˌraɪz] vtipnotizzare
she was mesmerized (fig) → non riusciva a distogliere lo sguardo

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 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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There I was, less than a year into my position as NRL News editor, talking to without question the single most mesmerizingly articulate individual I'd ever encountered.
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