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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Mesmerize

/mĕz'-mẽr-īzˌ/ · Mes·mer·ize · IPA /ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/
01 v. t. To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.
imp. & p. p. Mesmerized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mesmerizing
  1. 1.
    To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.
  2. 2.
    To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind.