mesmerize

/ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/

mesmerize verb: to exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

Verb

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

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
To spellbind; to enthrall.
- She mesmerized the audience with her tricks
- Then he commenced to talk, really talk, and inside of two flaps of a herring’s fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt’s boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 99

வசப்படுத்து, வயப்படுத்து

মন্ত্রমুগ্ধ করা, সম্মোহিত করা, অভিভূত করা

entrance, enthral, spellbind: മാസ്മരവിദ്യകൊണ്ടു മയക്കുക, മാസ്മരശക്തിക്കടിപ്പെടുത്തുക, വശീകരണവിദ്യ പ്രയോഗിക്കുക, മനശ്ശക്തികൊണ്ടു മറ്റൊരാളെ വിധേയനാക്കുക, മയക്കുക, മോഹിപ്പിക്കുക

Just in her blackety wet skin, she had a magically mesmerizing interplay of boned muscle.
It would be a century before the daughter of another devadasi mesmerized audiences around the world.
I was completely mesmerized just being in the company of such a beautiful lady.

third-person singular present	mesmerizes
present participle	mesmerizing
past participle	mesmerized
past	mesmerized
alternative form	mesmerise

Back-formation from mesmerism, thus mesmerism + -ize; first attested in 1829.

What does mesmerize mean?: Mesmerize means to exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.
What is mesmerize in Tamil?: Mesmerize in Tamil is வசப்படுத்து, வயப்படுத்து. See Mesmerize meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mesmerize?: Mesmerize is a verb.
How do you pronounce mesmerize?: Mesmerize is pronounced /ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/.
What is the past tense of mesmerize?: The past tense of mesmerize is mesmerized.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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