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mesmerize(dictionary)

mesmerize (iou)



mesmerize verb trans. Also mesmerise. E19.
[formed as MESMERISM + -IZE.]
Subject to the influence of mesmerism, hypnotize; lead into something as if by mesmerism; fig. fascinate, hold spellbound. Freq. as mesmerized ppl adjective.
I. Compton-Burnett I am mesmerized into silence; Dulcia fascinates me like a snake. P. Pearce They stood at the window..watching the snow..mesmerized by it.
mesmeriza'bility noun the extent to which a person may be mesmerized M19.
mesmerizable adjective able to be mesmerized M19.
mesmeri'zation noun E19.
mesmerizer noun E19.