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Mesmerization

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• Mesmerize

  [mez-muh-rahyz, mes-] /ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs-/ verb (used with object), mesmerized, mesmerizing. 1. to hypnotize. 2. to spellbind; fascinate. 3. to compel by fascination. /ˈmɛzməˌraɪz/ verb (transitive) 1. a former word for hypnotize 2. to hold (someone) as if spellbound v. 1829, back-formation from mesmerism. Transferred sense of “enthrall” is first attested 1862. Related: Mesmerized; mesmerizing.

• Mesmerized

  [mez-muh-rahyz, mes-] /ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs-/ verb (used with object), mesmerized, mesmerizing. 1. to hypnotize. 2. to spellbind; fascinate. 3. to compel by fascination. /ˈmɛzməˌraɪz/ verb (transitive) 1. a former word for hypnotize 2. to hold (someone) as if spellbound v. 1829, back-formation from mesmerism. Transferred sense of “enthrall” is first attested 1862. Related: Mesmerized; mesmerizing.

• Mesmerizer

  [mez-muh-rahyz, mes-] /ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs-/ verb (used with object), mesmerized, mesmerizing. 1. to hypnotize. 2. to spellbind; fascinate. 3. to compel by fascination. /ˈmɛzməˌraɪz/ verb (transitive) 1. a former word for hypnotize 2. to hold (someone) as if spellbound v. 1829, back-formation from mesmerism. Transferred sense of “enthrall” is first attested 1862. Related: Mesmerized; mesmerizing.

• Mesmerizing

  [mez-muh-rahyz, mes-] /ˈmɛz məˌraɪz, ˈmɛs-/ verb (used with object), mesmerized, mesmerizing. 1. to hypnotize. 2. to spellbind; fascinate. 3. to compel by fascination. /ˈmɛzməˌraɪz/ verb (transitive) 1. a former word for hypnotize 2. to hold (someone) as if spellbound v. 1829, back-formation from mesmerism. Transferred sense of “enthrall” is first attested 1862. Related: Mesmerized; mesmerizing.

• Mesnalty

  [meen-l-tee] /ˈmin l ti/ noun, Law. 1. the estate of a mesne lord. /ˈmiːnəltɪ/ noun (pl) -ties 1. (history) the lands of a mesne lord

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