MESMERIZE
hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise
(verb) induce hypnosis in
magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind
(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet; “She magnetized the audience with her tricks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
mesmerize (third-person singular simple present mesmerizes, present participle mesmerizing, simple past and past participle mesmerized)
To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
To spellbind; to enthrall.
Synonyms
• (exercise mesmerism on): spellbind, hypnotize, enthrall, fascinate
Source: Wiktionary
Mes"mer*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mesmerized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mesmerizing.]
Definition: To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition