# To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" (Justin Kaplan). # To hypnotize. Source: http://www.answers.com/mesmerize?gwp=11&ver=2.3.0.609&method=3
The hypnotist was able to mesmerize a member of the audience into believing she was a dog.
The origin of the word "mesmerize" is the 18th century German doctor and astrologist Franz Anton Mesmer. Mesmer's ideas and theories led to the discovery of hypnosis. To "mesmerize" someone is to dazzle them into a sort of trance, much like hypnosis. See the Related Link below for the Wikipedia entry.
"Mesmerize" is a verb.
Mesmerize comes form a guy named Dr. Franz Mesmer. Last name
The meaning of a word is its "definition."
To Mesmerize is to hypnotize, to fascinate, or to compel by fascination.
The hypnotist was able to mesmerize a member of the audience into believing she was a dog.
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disenchant, bore, disinterest
mesmerize, spellbind
'Transfix' and 'Hypnotise' are two that spring to mind....
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The origin of the word "mesmerize" is the 18th century German doctor and astrologist Franz Anton Mesmer. Mesmer's ideas and theories led to the discovery of hypnosis. To "mesmerize" someone is to dazzle them into a sort of trance, much like hypnosis. See the Related Link below for the Wikipedia entry.
"Mesmerize" is a verb.
An 18th-century German, Dr. Franz Mesmer, was one of the first persons of the day to work with patients inducing hypnosis, meaning "mesmerize". The word derives from the 18-century practice by the physician called Franz Anton Mesmer.
Another word for spellbound, hypnotized, fascinated. The baby was mesmerized by the shiny, sparkly toy.