mesmerize

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/

Verb

mesmerize (mesmerizes, present participle mesmerizing; past and past participle mesmerized)

1. To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
2. To spellbind; to enthrall.

   She mesmerized the audience with her tricks

Synonyms

• (exercise mesmerism on) spellbind, hypnotize, enthrall, fascinate

Translations

• German: faszinieren, fesseln (figuratively); mesmerisieren (medicine, historical)
• Italian: incantare
• Portuguese: hipnotizar, mesmerizar
• Russian: завораживать

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