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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
/ ˈɛəˌɪ /
verb
- a former word for hypnotize
- to hold (someone) as if spellbound
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, noun
- ˌˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ····پDz [mez-m, uh, -rahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n, mes-], noun
- ··· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mesmerize1
Example Sentences
Max Webster’s production, which won three Tony Awards for its mesmerizing design, brings audiences along on an adventure that combines the heartfelt wisdom of a classic fable with the splendor of modern stage poetry.
In a post on X, AccuWeather said the mesmerizing blue spiral might have been caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
When I got to “Last Tango,” it was later, but it mesmerized me because of what they were doing.
Ali had recently beaten Frazier to earn a shot at Foreman, but he was also 32 and no longer the ringmaster whose speed and power mesmerized fans.
What does get revived is Shula’s buried trauma, which in childhood led her to a fascination with the title bird’s cautionary cry, and in the film’s present day manifests itself through Chardy’s mesmerizing, tense impassivity.
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