Mesmerizing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mesmerize \Mes"mer*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mesmerized}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Mesmerizing}.] [Also spelled {mesmerise}.]
     1. To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mesmerizing
       adj : attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the
             bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm
             mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was
             mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in
             ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmeric}, {spellbinding}]