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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

v.

render unconscious, control, stupefy; see deaden 1, drug, hypnotize.

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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