to mesmerize
39
6.4
- verb
- /ˈmɛzməˌraɪz/
- US
:
fascinar
- The magician's performance was so captivating that it mesmerized the entire audience.
- seemed mesmerized
That last battle of Pepperland and Yellow Submarine with it's all too much with the stuff where that mesmerized me.
- That last battle of Pepperland and Yellow Submarine with it's all too much with the stuff where that mesmerized me.
- And because he was a guy who could just mesmerize, you'd all have your checkbooks if, if he were in the room, he'd be raising a hell of a lot of money.
- He was going to be the, the, the like the Gianninho type player going to go on mesmerize and create chances, right?
Examples
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So, you are mesmerized no more?
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Alex continues to watch the television screen, almost mesmerized by the flickering sparks.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm trying something out for the very first time that I think is going to mesmerize the crowd.
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Even us girls seem to be mesmerized...
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I felt like one of those animals that gets mesmerized.
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She'd been mesmerized by the look.
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Reed stands off to the side with an almost mesmerized look on his face.
Fiction book (1993) -
But Marissa's patience paid off, and she soon found herself mesmerized by the meeting.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the back of a taxi, Leonard stares out the window, mesmerized by all he sees.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm sorry, I am mesmerized by the divergent culinary concepts at play here.
Synonyms
238
3.4
To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
143
5.1
To make someone curious or interested
68
3.8
Grab and hold someone's attention suddenly and strongly
33
6.1
To hold someone's full attention because something is very interesting or surprising
23
7.2
To attract and charm someone as if by magic
20
6.8
To hold someone's full attention by being very interesting
19
4.2
To attract and hold someone's full attention
17
4.8
To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
17
5.8
To hold someone's full attention
6
7.8
To make someone feel very happy and amazed
1
7.0
To hold people completely interested as if by magic
1
7.6
Cause someone to stand still because they feel amazed or scared
1
3.2
To attract and keep people's interest
To use magic or nice words to make someone like and obey you
Antonyms
How Fascinating
- US
55
6.1
- US
39
6.4
19
4.2
117
3.5
206
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
mesmerize = Mesmer (opaque) = mesmer + ize
The word is formed from the proper noun 'Mesmer' plus the suffix '-ize', but the meaning is not transparently derivable for learners unfamiliar with the historical figure.
Etymology
The word mesmerize comes from the name of Dr. Mesmer, an 18th-century doctor who said people were affected by 'animal magnetism'. Imagine a magnet pulling your attention in — that's why to mesmerize someone is to hold their attention completely.