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• Mesmerise

  [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. chiefly British English spelling of mesmerize (v.); for suffix, see -ize. Related: Mesmerised; mesmerising. v. […]

• Mesmerised

  [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.

• Mesmerising

  [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.

• Mesmerism

  [mez-muh-riz-uh m, mes-] /ˈmɛz məˌrɪz əm, ˈmɛs-/ noun 1. hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. , through animal magnetism. 2. . 3. a compelling attraction; fascination. /ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm/ noun (psychol) 1. a hypnotic state induced by the operator’s imposition of his will on that of the patient 2. an early doctrine concerning this n. “hypnotism,” […]

• Mesmerist

  [mez-muh-riz-uh m, mes-] /ˈmɛz məˌrɪz əm, ˈmɛs-/ noun 1. hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. , through animal magnetism. 2. . 3. a compelling attraction; fascination. /ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm/ noun (psychol) 1. a hypnotic state induced by the operator’s imposition of his will on that of the patient 2. an early doctrine concerning this n. “hypnotism,” […]

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