MESMERIZED

fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed

(adjective) having your attention fixated as though by a spell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Derived from mesmerism, a pseudoscientific theory and practiced originating with and named after Franz Anton Mesmer and also known as animal magnetism.

Adjective

mesmerized (comparative more mesmerized, superlative most mesmerized)

Spellbound or enthralled.

Hypnotized.

Verb

mesmerized

simple past tense and past participle of mesmerize

Source: Wiktionary


MESMERIZE

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



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