Mesmerise

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mesmerize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    "There is, we fear, a tendency to be mesmerised by the glamour of something new and to refrain from the cold hard look that monorail concepts deserve."

  2. 2
    induce hypnosis in wordnet
  3. 3
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet wordnet

Synonyms

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hypnotizebewitchhypnotisehypnotizemagnetisemagnetize

Example

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"My glittering dress is going to mesmerise the crowd, just you watch!"

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