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mesmerize
[ mez-muh-rahyz, mes- ]
verb (used with object)
This young pianist has mesmerized audiences with her incredible technique and range of musical expression.
- to hypnotize or put into a trancelike state; cause (someone) to be open to the power of suggestion or unable to act on their own:
According to ancient myth, the song of the sea nymphs mesmerized sailors, drawing them into disastrous waters.
- to cause or compel through fascination or by hypnotizing:
Advertising can easily mesmerize us into thinking that wealth is the same as money and possessions.
In this game scene, the warriors do not know they’ve been mesmerized into the service of the enemy.
mesmerize
/ ˈmɛzməˌraɪz /
verb
- a former word for hypnotize
- to hold (someone) as if spellbound
Derived Forms
- ˈmesmerˌizer, noun
- ˌmesmeriˈzation, noun
Other Words From
- mes·mer·i·za·tion [mez-m, uh, -rahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n, mes-], noun
- mes·mer·iz·er noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of mesmerize1
Example Sentences
The film is a blistering character study by one of cinema’s great humanist storytellers, made all the more mesmerizing by its stunning star.
I have always been mesmerized by his work.
Wood was 7 when a pianist mesmerized him.
Culled from roughly 40 hours of footage that lay untouched in a basement for decades, “Summer of Soul” features mesmerizing performances by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and B.B.
Just how he works is so mesmerizing to me.
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