mes•mer•ize |ˈmezməˌrīz|
verb [ trans. ] (often be mesmerized)
hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them : she was mesmerized by the blue eyes that stared so intently into her own | [as adj. ] ( mesmerizing) a mesmerizing stare.
• archaic hypnotize (someone).
DERIVATIVES
mes•mer•i•za•tion |ˌmezmərəˈzā sh ən| |ˈmɛzmərəˈzeɪʃən| |ˈmɛsmərəˈzeɪʃən| |ˈmɛzməˈraɪˈzeɪʃən| |ˈmɛsməˈraɪˈzeɪʃən| |-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n| noun
mes•mer•iz•er |ˈmɛzməˈraɪzər| |ˈmɛsməˈraɪzər| noun
mes•mer•iz•ing•ly |ˈmɛzməˈraɪzɪŋli| |ˈmɛsməˈraɪzɪŋli| adverb
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