mesmerize

/'mezməraiz/
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mesmerize

The magician's performance mesmerized the entire audience.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To hold the complete attention of someone in a way that makes them unable to look away or think of anything else: To captivate or fascinate someone utterly, often as if by a magical or irresistible power.
    • To hypnotize: To induce a state of hypnosis in someone, making them very relaxed and more open to suggestion. (This meaning is less common in everyday modern use).
Usage
  • The verb "mesmerize" is typically used with a person or thing as the subject that causes the captivating effect, and a person or audience as the object.
  • It is often used in the passive voice (e.g., "be mesmerized by").
  • It describes a powerful, almost involuntary, level of fascination.
Examples
  • Active Voice:
    • The dancer's graceful movements mesmerized the entire audience.
    • He can mesmerize a crowd with his storytelling.
  • Passive Voice:
    • I was completely mesmerized by the beauty of the northern lights.
    • The children sat mesmerized by the magician's tricks.
Advanced Usage
  • "Mesmerizing" (Adjective): Having the quality of holding someone's attention completely.
    • She has a mesmerizing voice.
    • The film's visuals were absolutely mesmerizing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mesmerism (Noun): An old term for hypnosis, named after Franz Mesmer.
  • Mesmerist (Noun): A person who practices mesmerism or hypnosis.
  • Hypnotize (Verb): A more common synonym for inducing a trance; also used figuratively like "mesmerize."
Synonyms
  • Captivate: To attract and hold the interest and attention of.
  • Enthrall: To capture the fascinated attention of.
  • Spellbind: To hold someone's attention completely as if by a magic spell.
  • Fascinate: To attract and hold interest powerfully.
Antonyms
  • Bore: To make someone feel weary and uninterested.
  • Repel: To drive or force someone away; to cause aversion.
Phrasal Verbs / Common Collocations
  • To be mesmerized by: This is the most common construction.
    • We were all mesmerized by the sunset over the ocean.
  • To mesmerize someone with something: To captivate someone using a specific thing.
    • The chef mesmerized the judges with her culinary artistry.
mesmerize

The magician's performance mesmerized the entire audience.

Verb
  1. induce hypnosis in
  2. attract strongly, as if with a magnet
    • She magnetized the audience with her tricks

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