mesmerize
[ mez-muh-rahyz, mes- ]
/ ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs- /
verb (used with object), mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing.
to hypnotize.
to spellbind; fascinate.
to compel by fascination.
Also
especially British,
mes·mer·ise.
Origin of mesmerize
First recorded in 1820–30;
mesmer(ism) +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM mesmerize
mes·mer·i·za·tion, noun mes·mer·iz·er, noun un·mes·mer·ized, adjectiveWords nearby mesmerize
mesityl oxide,
mesitylene,
mesmer,
mesmeric,
mesmerism,
mesmerize,
mesnalty,
mesne,
mesne lord,
meso-,
mesoamerica
Example sentences from the Web for mesmerising
There we might remain a long time, planted round him like trees, for he was a mesmerising talker.
A Window in Thrums |J. M. BarrieWell, of course the Baron was in a great hurry, and we went to work at once with the mesmerising.
The Notting Hill Mystery |Charles FelixWhiggism, by its tricks, was mesmerising the common sense of the country.
Well, one day the shoemaker offered to amuse the Sultan by mesmerising his guards.
The Pirate City |R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for mesmerising
mesmerize
mesmerise
/ (ˈmɛzməˌraɪz) /
verb (tr)
a former word for hypnotize
to hold (someone) as if spellbound