mesmerize Definition
mes·mer·ize (--iz′)
transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing
to hypnotize; esp., to spellbind
mesmerize Related Forms
mes′·meri·za′·tion noun
mes′·mer·iz′er noun
mesmerize Synonyms
mesmerize Usage Examples
Object
- audience: The album is a mainly acoustic affair, leaving space for the voice which has mesmerized audiences throughout the world during her career.
- performance: At the end of the week invite your friends and family along to watch you star in a mesmerizing final performance!
- tone: Silky smooth, mesmerizing tone that behaves as it should.
- crowd: Mixing a set of old and new material, Badwell Ash mesmerized the crowd.
- effect: This is said to have a strangely enchanting, soothing, almost mesmerizing effect on humans and cats.
- piece: Overall it was a fairly mesmerizing piece of work.
Subject
power: All of you Mullions out there that were mesmerized by the power of the last album won't be disappointed.
Infinitive complement
watch: He cares, he encourages, he is mesmerizing to watch.
Preposition: by
power: All of you Mullions out there that were mesmerized by the power of the last album won't be disappointed.
Modifying Another Word
- absolutely: I have never been a fan of period films or Jane Austen, but I was absolutely mesmerized by each frame of this adaptation.
- so: I was so mesmerized by the book that I finished it on one day.
- truly: Whilst it has the occasional false step mostly this is a truly mesmerizing work.
- totally: Worth is a great writer and her book is a pleasure to read and totally mesmerizing.
- completely: They perform and emote solely with their voices and faces - and natch, I was completely mesmerized.
- almost: This is said to have a strangely enchanting, soothing, almost mesmerizing effect on humans and cats.
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