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1. Attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
   "read the bedtime story in a mesmerising voice";
   - hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding

1. Maintain the complete attention of (someone), e.g. because they are fascinated
   "She mesmerised the audience with her tricks";
   - magnetize, mesmerize, magnetise [Brit], bewitch, spellbind, hypnotize, hypnotise [Brit]
    
2. Induce hypnosis in
   - hypnotize, hypnotise [Brit], mesmerize

See also: attractive

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

Encyclopedia: Mesmerise