mesmerize
- to hypnotize.
- to spellbind; fascinate.
- to compel by fascination.
Origin of mesmerize
Related Words for mesmerized
hypnotize, fascinate, enthrall, stupefy, control, grip, entrance, drug, numb, deaden, spellbind, magnetize, ensorcellExamples from the Web for mesmerized
Contemporary Examples of mesmerized
I had been mesmerized all my life by her tales of love, war, and escape that played out like a movie before my eyes.
Two weeks ago the 30-minute video “Kony 2012” shocked and mesmerized the world via YouTube.
Despite mounting evidence, Bristol “ignored his lies, mesmerized by what I thought was love.”
He was mesmerized by the variety and the ease with which everything appeared.
I was mesmerized by the magic radio was,” Beck remembers, “how it could create pictures in my head.
Historical Examples of mesmerized
He felt as if he had been mesmerized; as if he could neither move nor speak.
The Borough TreasurerJoseph Smith Fletcher
She could not proceed, mesmerized as she seemed to be under that awful gaze.
The Silver LiningJohn Roussel
How would you know that you were mesmerized, and how would you help yourself?
A Little Union ScoutJoel Chandler Harris
He mesmerized numbers of the boys, and made them do or think whatever he said.
A Boy's TownW. D. Howells
There lay the magic of his power over Mr. Spokesly's mesmerized soul.
CommandWilliam McFee
mesmerize
mesmerise
- a former word for hypnotize
- to hold (someone) as if spellbound
Word Origin and History for mesmerized
mesmerize
1829, back-formation from mesmerism. Transferred sense of "enthrall" is first attested 1862. Related: Mesmerized; mesmerizing.