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Mesmerize
//ˈmɛzməɹaɪz// verb
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Verb
- 1 To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
"Mesmer had about a hundred people whom he had instructed as magnetisers, some of whom belonged to the nobility, who also "mesmerised" people by making passes over the affected parts of the body."
- 2 induce hypnosis in wordnet
- 3 To spellbind; to enthrall.
"She mesmerized the audience with her tricks"
- 4 attract strongly, as if with a magnet wordnet
Etymology
Back-formation from mesmerism, thus mesmerism + -ize; first attested in 1829.
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