mesmerise

Verb

mesmerize (third-person singular simple present mesmerizes, present participle mesmerizing, simple past and past participle mesmerized)

1. To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
   • Mesmer had about a hundred people whom he had instructed as magnetisers, some of whom belonged to the nobility, who also "mesmerised" people by making passes over the affected parts of the body.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 142

   Synonyms:

   spellbind, hypnotize, enthrall, fascinate

2. To spellbind; to enthrall.
   • She mesmerized the audience with her tricks