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mes·mer·ize

(mĕz′mə-rīz′, mĕs′-)
tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es
1. To spellbind; enthrall: "The dance was subtle ... but at the same time it was sensual, and it mesmerized him" (Robert Rosenberg).
2. To hypnotize.

mes′mer·i·za′tion (-mər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
mes′mer·iz′er n.
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mesmerize

(ˈmɛzməˌraɪz) or

mesmerise

vb (tr)
1. a former word for hypnotize
2. to hold (someone) as if spellbound
ˌmesmeriˈzation, ˌmesmeriˈsation n
ˈmesmerˌizer, ˈmesmerˌiser n
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mes•mer•ize

(ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs-)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to hypnotize.
2. to spellbind; fascinate.
3. to compel by fascination.
[1820–30]
mes`mer•i•za′tion, n.
mes′mer•iz`er, n.
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mesmerize


Past participle: mesmerized
Gerund: mesmerizing

Imperative
mesmerize
mesmerize
Present
I mesmerize
you mesmerize
he/she/it mesmerizes
we mesmerize
you mesmerize
they mesmerize
Preterite
I mesmerized
you mesmerized
he/she/it mesmerized
we mesmerized
you mesmerized
they mesmerized
Present Continuous
I am mesmerizing
you are mesmerizing
he/she/it is mesmerizing
we are mesmerizing
you are mesmerizing
they are mesmerizing
Present Perfect
I have mesmerized
you have mesmerized
he/she/it has mesmerized
we have mesmerized
you have mesmerized
they have mesmerized
Past Continuous
I was mesmerizing
you were mesmerizing
he/she/it was mesmerizing
we were mesmerizing
you were mesmerizing
they were mesmerizing
Past Perfect
I had mesmerized
you had mesmerized
he/she/it had mesmerized
we had mesmerized
you had mesmerized
they had mesmerized
Future
I will mesmerize
you will mesmerize
he/she/it will mesmerize
we will mesmerize
you will mesmerize
they will mesmerize
Future Perfect
I will have mesmerized
you will have mesmerized
he/she/it will have mesmerized
we will have mesmerized
you will have mesmerized
they will have mesmerized
Future Continuous
I will be mesmerizing
you will be mesmerizing
he/she/it will be mesmerizing
we will be mesmerizing
you will be mesmerizing
they will be mesmerizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mesmerizing
you have been mesmerizing
he/she/it has been mesmerizing
we have been mesmerizing
you have been mesmerizing
they have been mesmerizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mesmerizing
you will have been mesmerizing
he/she/it will have been mesmerizing
we will have been mesmerizing
you will have been mesmerizing
they will have been mesmerizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mesmerizing
you had been mesmerizing
he/she/it had been mesmerizing
we had been mesmerizing
you had been mesmerizing
they had been mesmerizing
Conditional
I would mesmerize
you would mesmerize
he/she/it would mesmerize
we would mesmerize
you would mesmerize
they would mesmerize
Past Conditional
I would have mesmerized
you would have mesmerized
he/she/it would have mesmerized
we would have mesmerized
you would have mesmerized
they would have mesmerized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:mesmerize - attract strongly, as if with a magnet]mesmerize - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
influence, tempt, charm - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
2. [画像:mesmerize - induce hypnosis in]mesmerize - induce hypnosis in
entrance, spellbind - put into a trance
sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
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mesmerize

verb entrance, fascinate, absorb, captivate, grip, enthral, hypnotize, magnetize, hold spellbound, spellbind There was something about her which mesmerized him.
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mesmerize

verb
To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of:
Slang: grab.
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Translations
fascinovatuchvátit
fascinerehypnotisere
dáleiîa
mesmerizmasužhipnotizuoti
hipnotizēt, apburtnohipnotizēt, apburt
mesmerizar
büyülemek

mesmerize

[ˈmezməraɪz] VThipnotizar (fig) → fascinar
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mesmerize

[ˈmɛzməraɪz] vt (= hold spellbound) → ensorceler, hypnotiser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mesmerize

vthypnotisieren ; (fig)faszinieren, fesseln ; the audience sat mesmerizeddie Zuschauer saßen wie gebannt
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mesmerize

[ˈmɛzməˌraɪz] vtipnotizzare
she was mesmerized (fig) → non riusciva a distogliere lo sguardo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mesmerize,

mesmerise

(ˈmezməraiz) verb
to hypnotize. The child was mesmerized by the television screen. gefassineer يُنَوِّمُ مِغْناطيسيّا хипнотизирам hipnotizar fascinovat, uchvátit hypnotisieren hypnotisere; fascinere hipnotizar hüpnotiseerima هیپنوتیزم کردن lumota hypnotiser לְהַפנֵט सम्मोहित करना hipnotizirati hipnotizál mempesona dáleiða incantare 催眠術をかける 최면을 걸다 pakerėti, užhipnotizuoti []hipnotizēt, apburt terpukau biologeren hypnotisere, trollbinde zahipnotyzować, zauroczyć هيپنوتيزم په طب كښى hipnotizar a fascina; a hip­­notiza гипнотизировать fascinovať, (z)hypnotizovať očarati hipnotisati hypnotisera, fascinera สะกดจิต büyülemek 催眠 гіпнотизувати; зачаровувати مسحور کرنا thôi miên 使进入催眠状态
ˈmesmerism noun
fassinasie تَنْويم مِغْناطيسي хипноза hipnose mesmerismus der Mesmerismus hypnotisering; fascinering γοητεία hipnosis, hipnotismo hüpnoos هیپنوتیزم hypnotisointi mesmérisme הִפּנוּט सम्मोहन विद्या hipnoza igézet pesona sefjun; dáleiðsla ipnotismo 催眠術 최면술 mesmerizmas hipnotisms pemukauan mesmerisme hypnotisme mesmeryzm هیپنوتیزم hipnose hipnotism гипнотизм mesmerizmus hipnoza hipnotisanje mesmerism, hypnos การสะกดจิต hipnotizma; büyüleme 催眠術 гіпнотизм; гіпноз تنویمی کیفیت thuật thôi miên 催眠术
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