Mesmerise

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.


        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mesmerise
       v 1: attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the
            audience with her tricks" [syn: {magnetize}, {mesmerize},
             {magnetise}, {bewitch}, {spellbind}]
       2: induce hypnosis in [syn: {hypnotize}, {hypnotise}, {mesmerize}]