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Verb: mesmerise  'mez-mu`rIz
Usage: Brit (=mesmerize)
  1. Attract strongly, as if with a magnet
    "She mesmerised the audience with her tricks"
    - magnetize, mesmerize, magnetise [Brit], bewitch, spellbind
     
  2. Induce hypnosis in
    - hypnotize, hypnotise [Brit], mesmerize

Derived forms: mesmerised, mesmerising, mesmerises

See also: Mesmer

Type of: calm, charm, influence, sedate, tempt, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], tranquillize

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