mesmerize
verb (used with object)
mesmerise
-
a variation of
mesmerize.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Knausgaard: accretion of detail so exhaustive as to mesmerise, or stupefy, the reader in the service of recapturing the vast psychic shifts of childhood becoming manhood.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2018
Strange to sit there in the dark and watch her mesmerise her Arab audience - a flame-haired diva with Rahda's mouth, Rahda's eyes, while Rahda herself was sheltering from mortar fire in her Damascus basement.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2017
You’re aiming to mesmerise, and for me that’s the quality that the best fiction has.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2015
Such "anti-camouflage" would draw more inspiration from the deep sea creatures who use their skin to attract, rather than avoid, attention - like cuttlefish that mesmerise their pray with rippling stripes.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2014
Juggernaut rose suddenly from the table—they were sitting over their dessert at the time—and walked to the mantelpiece, where he stood leaning his head upon his arms, in an apparent endeavour to mesmerise the fender.
From A Safety Match by Ian Hay
