mesmerize

(mĕz'mə-rīz', mĕs'-)
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" (Justin Kaplan).
2. To hypnotize.

mesmerization mes'mer·i·za'tion (-mər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
mesmerizer mes'mer·iz'er n.

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verb

To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of: arrest, catch up, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, rivet, spellbind, transfix. Slang grab. See excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: captivate
Antonyms: disenchant, turn off

IN BRIEF: To hypnotize. Also: To fascinate.

The magician was able to mesmerize the young audience with the intricate magic tricks.

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See words rhyming with "mesmerizer."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hypnotisere, tryllebinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
fascineren, hypnotiseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - hypnotiser

Deutsch (German)
v. - faszinieren, hypnotisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπνωτίζω, (μτφ.) καταμαγεύω, μαγνητίζω

Italiano (Italian)
mesmerizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - hipnotizar

Русский (Russian)
гипнотизировать, очаровывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - hipnotizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - magnetisera, suggerera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
施催眠术, 迷惑, 迷住

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 施催眠術, 迷惑, 迷住

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 유혹하다, 감동하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 魅惑する, びっくりさせる, 催眠術をかける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينوم مغناطيسيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היפנט, הקסים‬

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